[
US
/ˈsɪŋɡəɫtən/
]
[ UK /sˈɪŋɡəltən/ ]
[ UK /sˈɪŋɡəltən/ ]
NOUN
- a set containing a single member
- a single object (as distinguished from a pair)
- the playing card that is the only card in a suit held in a bridge hand as initially dealt
How To Use singleton In A Sentence
- A general rule of thumb is that the mother should gain 25 to 35 pounds, the weight of a full-term singleton pregnancy, by the end of the second trimester—and then gain an additional 15 to 25 pounds in the last trimester. Mothering Twins
- ‘It is tragic that a momentary lapse of concentration can have such consequences,’ said Mr Singleton, who recorded a verdict of accidental death.
- At trick ten, declarer led his singleton club and finessed dummy 's ten. Times, Sunday Times
- The distribution of singletons, doubletons (low frequency variants), and other (high frequency) variants among the continents was investigated.
- While the chance of a cesarean delivery is higher in twin than in singleton births, about half of women expecting twins can have a normal vaginal delivery.
- When dummy has a singleton in the suit partner leads, the suit preference signal comes into play. Times, Sunday Times
- Mementos: Painted and Photographic Miniatures, 1750-1920" traces the popularity of pocket-size portraits created by greats such as John Singleton Copley and Charles Willson Peale. Don't Miss: July 9-15
- A quatraton is inferred either from the presence of two singletons, no doubletons, and no tripletons or from the presence of no singletons, one doubleton, and no tripletons.
- If you have a singleton or void suit, you take a big risk that the declarer will find lots of cards of this suit in the talon when he exchanges, and your partner's stop in the suit might not be enough to beat the contract.
- Industrial loft apartments are ideal for singletons. Times, Sunday Times