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System for locking doors
Single-point locking is a locking system in cabinet doors where locking takes places only at the point halfway up the edge of the door, where the latch
Single-point_locking
Three-point locking, or a multipoint lock, is a locking system installed in cabinet or locker doors to enable more secure locking. Whereas in single-point locking
Three-point_locking
Mechanical fastener
the walls of a springform pan in place. Door chain Electric strike Single-point locking Snib "Basic Technical Fundamentals of Builders Hardware Mortise,
Latch
Type of dance step
Locking is a style of funk dance. The name is based on the concept of locking movements, which means freezing from a fast movement and "locking" in a
Locking_(dance)
Storage compartment
secure locking option, which may be why it is little used nowadays. Number of locking points: Locker doors may lock with either single- or three-point locking
Locker
Mechanism to transfer rail vehicles from one track to another
1991, several cars derailed, killing seven passengers, due to a missing locking pin on the switch mechanism. Twenty-seven years later, on 4 August 2018
Railroad_switch
Way to produce very short laser bursts
is zero is called a lock point. Laser locking based on an error signal which is a function of frequency is called frequency locking and if the error signal
Mode_locking
Situation in which an astronomical object's orbital period matches its rotational period
names for the tidal locking process are gravitational locking, captured rotation, and spin–orbit locking. The effect arises between two bodies when their gravitational
Tidal_locking
Software design pattern
testing the locking criterion (the "lock hint") before acquiring the lock. Locking occurs only if the locking criterion check indicates that locking is required
Double-checked_locking
Ethernet physical layers using twisted-pair cables
differ in their locking mechanisms, and one 4-pin connector with dedicated pins for power. The locking mechanisms range from a metal locking tab to M8 and
Ethernet_over_twisted_pair
Adhesive applied to screw threads
Typically, thread-locking compounds are methacrylate-based, and cure anaerobically when exposed to clean metals. Thread-locking compound is often a
Thread-locking_compound
Arrangement of railway signal apparatus
America as preliminary latch locking. Preliminary latch locking became so successful that, by 1873, 13,000 mechanical locking levers were employed on the
Interlocking
Device for raising and lowering boats or ships
either type (compared with a single lock, or a flight) is the optimal sequence for letting boats through. In a single lock (or a flight with room for boats
Lock_(water_navigation)
Power plugs and receptacles used in North America and some other regions
locking. The metal conductive blades are often informally called prongs (as in 3-prong plug). Numbers prefixed by 'L' are curved-blade, twist-locking
NEMA_connector
Mechanical component which forces two transaxial wheels to spin together
four-wheel-drive vehicles, may also be locking differentials, providing similar tractional benefits. Locking differentials are found in many utility
Locking_differential
Guitar vibrato system
The Floyd Rose Locking Tremolo, or simply Floyd Rose, is a type of locking vibrato arm for a guitar. Floyd D. Rose invented the locking vibrato in 1976
Floyd_Rose
Electronic control system
recovery Charge-pump phase-locked loop Circle map – A simple mathematical model of the phase-locked loop showing both mode-locking and chaotic behavior. Costas
Phase-locked_loop
Mechanical device used to change the pitch of guitar strings
addition of a second lock on the bridge nut, making a double locking tremolo system that was more complex to set up. The double locking design is sometimes
Vibrato_systems_for_guitar
Robustness properties for database transactions
when the transaction commits. Many databases rely upon locking to provide ACID capabilities. Locking means that the transaction marks the data that it accesses
ACID
Waterway in upstate New York, U.S.
46 m) natural rise between Lock E35 and the Niagara River. There is no Lock E1 or Lock E31 on the Erie Canal. The place of "Lock E1" on the passage from
Erie_Canal
Safety anti-skid braking system used on aerospace and land vehicles
1976: WABCO began the development of the anti-locking braking system on commercial vehicles to prevent locking on slippery roads, followed in 1986 by the
Anti-lock_braking_system
Semi-automatic pistol
retreating relative to the receiver. At that point, the locking lever does not force the bolt into its locking recesses any more and the bolt is free to
Benelli_B76
Tool or weapon with a cutting edge or blade
typically have a locking mechanism. Different locking mechanisms are favored by various individuals for reasons such as perceived strength (lock safety), legality
Knife
American conservative nonprofit organization
Turning Point USA, Inc. (TPUSA) is an American nonprofit organization that advocates for conservative politics on high school, college, and university
Turning_Point_USA
Synchronization primitive in computing
In computer science, a readers–writer (single-writer lock, a multi-reader lock, a push lock, or an MRSW lock) is a synchronization primitive that solves
Readers–writer_lock
American rock and heavy metal band
Jackyl, Rollins Band, Terrorvision, Sugartooth, and BulletBoys. Jeff, at one point during the tour, was in a leg brace having dislocated his knee the night
Mutha's_Day_Out
Type of digital rights management
regional locking; however, NTSC games can display wrong colors, slow speed and sound on PAL systems, and vice versa. The Atari 7800 has regional locking on
Regional_lockout
Switching costs inhibiting a change of vendor
Monopolistic Whether a single vendor controls the market for the method or technology being locked in to. Distinguishes between being locked to the mere technology
Vendor_lock-in
2004 single by Akon
"Locked Up" is a song by Senegalese-American singer Akon, taken as the lead single from the former's 2004 debut album, Trouble. The single was released
Locked_Up_(song)
Type of Lock mechanism using flat wafers that spring upward when correct key inserted
each wafer in the lock is a single piece. The wafer tumbler lock is often incorrectly referred to as a disc tumbler lock, which uses an entirely different
Wafer_tumbler_lock
Managing versions of source code or data
is unlocked. Locking can be supported by the version control system, or via informal communications between developers (aka social locking). Similar to
Version_control
Semi-automatic pistol
it for concealed carry.[citation needed] Hi-Point's handguns use a simple blowback design with no locking parts. In blowback weapons the mass of the slide
Hi-Point_C-9
American political activist (1993–2025)
personality. He co‑founded the conservative student organization Turning Point USA (TPUSA) in 2012 and served as its executive director until his assassination
Charlie_Kirk
Type of climbing equipment
due to the rapid locking rate, in the order of 13 kN at runners and anchor points. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Self-locking devices. Mountaineering :
Self-locking_device
Underground hideouts used by Jewish rebels
flow into the complex. Locking mechanisms were safety measures, meant to prevent entry of strangers into the complex. Locking mechanisms appear in all
Bar_Kokhba_hiding_complexes
Brand of rugged compact digital cameras
2 metres (6 ft 7 in), Sandproof, Freezeproof to −10 °C (14 °F), double locking battery compartment, in-camera GPS tagging, wireless photo transfers, 14MP
Fujifilm_FinePix_XP-series
Vehicle safety device to protect against injury during collisions and sudden stop
parachute from a failed aircraft. The purpose of locking retractors (sometimes called emergency locking retractors, or ELRs) is to provide the seated occupant
Seat_belt
Secure lockable box used for securing valuable objects
Ramesses II. It was made of wood and consisted of a locking system resembling the modern pin tumbler lock. In the 16th century, blacksmiths in southern Germany
Safe
Rigging above a theater stage
needed. A locking rail is typically a steel angle or rectangular tube to which the rope locks of a counterweight system are mounted. Locking rails are
Fly_system
Stitch made by sewing machines
is the most common mechanical stitch made by a sewing machine. The term "single needle stitching", often found on dress shirt labels, refers to lockstitch
Lockstitch
Measure of computer performance
Floating point operations per second (FLOPS, flops or flop/s) is a measure of computer performance or compute in computing, useful in fields of scientific
Floating point operations per second
Floating_point_operations_per_second
Type of electric motor
'normally locking' motors, in the other it triggers). Then the 'motive' group releases, retracting the 'trailing locking' group. Finally, both 'locking' groups
Piezoelectric_motor
Electric guitar series
to as "watermelon plaid") graphic model initially with a Yamaha "RM-II locking vibrato" licensed Floyd Rose tremolo and later a Takeuchi TRS-Pro Licensed
Yamaha_RGX
Type of lock mechanism using wards to prevent wrong key insertion
tumbler lock solves this problem, as each lever is required to be lifted to a certain height in order to operate the locking mechanism. Mortise lock Padlock
Warded_lock
Slang term for the main rotor-retaining nut of some helicopters
Jesus nut (or Jesus pin) is used to refer to any component that is a single point of failure and whose breakdown would result in catastrophic consequences
Jesus_nut
Firearm with flint-striking ignition
the gun barrel and the lock mechanism. Flintlock weapons that were not properly cleaned and maintained would corrode to the point of being destroyed. Most
Flintlock
Mechanical or electronic fastening device
brigade padlocks. A magnetic keyed lock is a locking mechanism whereby the key utilizes magnets as part of the locking and unlocking mechanism. A magnetic
Lock_and_key
Mechanical device that connects and disconnects two rotating shafts or other moving parts
driven member used to disengage the dogs at the appropriate point. Greatly simplified single-revolution clutches were developed in the 20th century, requiring
Clutch
Algorithm in a thread whose failure cannot cause another thread to fail
trade-off between coarse-grained locking, which can significantly reduce opportunities for parallelism, and fine-grained locking, which requires more careful
Non-blocking_algorithm
Restriction built into a mobile phone
phone for a profit. SIM locking curbs this by prohibiting change of network (using a new SIM). In some countries, SIM locking is very common if subsidized
SIM_lock
2025 single by Megadeth
"Tipping Point" is a song by the American thrash metal band Megadeth. It was released as the lead single from their seventeenth and final studio album
Tipping_Point_(song)
Type of pistol
C-93's mechanism in large part upon Maxim's toggle-lock.[dubious – discuss] The C-93 featured a locking mechanism modeled after the human knee, which is
Semi-automatic_pistol
Shooting method where the weapon's sights are not used or relied on
Point shooting (also known as target- or threat-focused shooting, intuitive shooting, instinctive shooting, subconscious tactical shooting, or hipfiring)
Point_shooting
Locking device for bolts etc.
A safety wire or locking-wire is a type of positive locking device that prevents fasteners from falling out due to vibration and other forces. The presence
Safety_wire
Tools and gear to assist in climbing
gate is locking, which gives extra security when belaying but makes the carabiner heavier and slightly tricker to clip into, or non-locking, which is
Rock-climbing_equipment
Mechanism that converts motion, and forces, from rotational to linear
by rolling. It is used in light bulbs and sockets. Because of its self-locking property (see below) the screw is widely used in threaded fasteners to
Screw_mechanism
Guitar series
non-locking vibrato system. The SV series sports a 24-fret neck, along with the SynchroniZR tremolo system, a non-locking variant of the double-locking ZR
Ibanez_S
Type of plug and socket design
generically to refer to NEMA twist-locking connectors manufactured by any company.[citation needed] Twist-locking connectors all use curved blades that
Industrial and multiphase power plugs and sockets
Industrial_and_multiphase_power_plugs_and_sockets
2019 video game
survey answered by likely players has focused on developing Phoenix Point as a single-player game. Novel ideas include having aliens mutate and evolve in
Phoenix_Point
Folding knife that can be carried in a pocket
mass production. Many locking knives have only one blade that is as large as can be fitted into the handle, because the locking mechanism relies on a
Pocketknife
Concurrency control mechanism in software
be implemented as a lock-free algorithm or it can use locking. There are two types of locking schemes: In encounter-time locking (Ennals, Saha, and Harris)
Software_transactional_memory
Anti-materiel rifle
locking is achieved through a rotating bolt. Thirteen bolt lugs are disposed in three rows and can rotate by 60 degrees, which ensures rigid locking of
Snipex_M
Apparatus for tuning stringed musical instruments
modified design, commonly called locking machine heads, where the individual tuner has an additional mechanism to lock the string in place and stabilize
Machine_head
Thin plate with a hole, normally used to distribute the load of a threaded fastener
to vibrations Locking washers, which prevent fastening or loosening by preventing unscrewing rotation of the fastening device; locking washers are usually
Washer_(hardware)
Safe isolation of dangerous equipment during maintenance or testing
sources Lock and tag the energy sources Demonstrate that the equipment isolation is effective The locking and tagging of the isolation point ensures that
Lockout–tagout
Professional wrestling hold
legs in a single leg takedown and using the momentum to roll backwards into the hold. Also known as the Stretch Muffler or Argentine leg-lock, it is performed
Boston_crab
NoSQL database service
requirements. Although DynamoDB does not natively support locking, different mechanisms exist. Optimistic locking may use a version number to detect conflicts that
Amazon_DynamoDB
Single market of the European Union and participating non-EU countries
to co-ordinate common monetary policy, and third by locking exchange rates and introducing a single currency, the euro. Today, 21 member states have adopted
European_single_market
Mechanism that activates a gun
the trigger, the mechanism will lock the hammer in the cocked position until the trigger is pressed, just like a single action. Firing in double-action
Trigger_(firearms)
Upcoming video game
Mollie (24 June 2026). "Nothing has killed my GTA 6 hope faster than locking a core part of its identity behind a $20 upgrade". PC Gamer. Future plc
Grand_Theft_Auto_VI
Air (gas) causing obstruction of liquid flow in a pipe
An air lock is a restriction of, or complete stoppage of liquid flow caused by vapour trapped in a high point of a liquid-filled pipe system. The gas,
Air_lock
Type of firearm action
piston were known since the 1930s and still unsolved. The Blish Lock is a breech locking mechanism designed by John Bell Blish based upon his observation
Blowback_(firearms)
Dice game
be table minimum so players can bet the minimum single unit on odds depending on the point. If the point is a 4 or 10, players can bet as little as $1 on
Craps
Electric guitar built by Jackson Guitars
fingerboard is ebony. The bridge is a Floyd Rose original double-locking two-point tremolo. This model has two Active humbucking pickups at the neck
Jackson_Dinky
Property of some operation(s) in concurrent programming
last point which is unique to linearizability, and is thus the major contribution of Herlihy and Wing. Consider two ways of reordering the locking example
Linearizability
Mechanical device that changes the direction or magnitude of a force
force is removed will remain motionless, "locked" by friction at whatever position they were left. Self-locking occurs mainly in those machines with large
Simple_machine
Season of anime television series
Blue Lock is an anime television series based on the manga series by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and illustrated by Yusuke Nomura. The second season is produced
Blue_Lock_season_2
Undesireable computing scheduling scenario
simple variation, single shared-flag locking is used. This scheme provides a single flag in shared memory that is used by all CPUs to lock all inter-processor
Priority_inversion
judo) is an armlock that targets the shoulder. The locking mechanism is similar to the kimura lock, but instead of using a figure-four, it is applied
Professional_wrestling_holds
1845–48 British failed Arctic exploration
more than a year, Erebus and Terror were abandoned in April 1848, by which point two dozen men, including Franklin, had died. The survivors, now led by Franklin's
Franklin's_lost_expedition
Small container filled with a portion of coffee grounds for brewing
capsules from a single company (usually the patent owner), locking the machine owner into a single source of coffee. Coffee pods are made by a variety of
Single-serve_coffee_container
Set of software design patterns in a database
this technique with row-level versioning used for optimistic locking. For optimistic locking each row has an independent version number, typically a sequential
Change_data_capture
Topics referred to by the same term
UK Independent Single in 2000 T·O·S (Terminate on Sight) or Lock and Load, an album by G-Unit Lock & Load, an album by Leslie Fish "Lock and Load", a song
Lock_and_Load
Rail-based amusement park ride
provide a more gentle experience. Trains consist of open cars connected in a single line, and tracks are typically built and designed as a complete circuit
Roller_coaster
German service rifle from 1898 to 1935
primary locking lugs failed. This third lug is a distinctive feature and was not present on previous Mauser bolt-action designs. The two main locking lugs
Gewehr_98
Aspect of photography history
Nikon F2 was introduced. It had a more streamlined body, a better mirror-locking system, a top shutter speed of 1/2000 of a second and was introduced with
History of the single-lens reflex camera
History_of_the_single-lens_reflex_camera
Family of email-related file formats
quoting rules. Because more than one messages are stored in a single file, some form of file locking is needed to avoid the corruption that can result from two
Mbox
Prehistoric site in Louisiana, US
Poverty Point State Historic Site/Poverty Point National Monument (French: Pointe de Pauvreté; 16 WC 5) is a prehistoric earthwork constructed by the
Poverty_Point
Semi-automatic pistol
72 N) Caliber: 9×19mm Parabellum (9×19mm NATO, 9mm Luger) Locking system: falling locking block Capacity: 10, 15, or 17 rounds (staggered) depending
Beretta_92G-SD/96G-SD
1974 aviation accident in France
that during a stop in Turkey, ground crews had filed the cargo door's locking pins down to less than a quarter of an inch (6.4 millimetres), when they
Turkish_Airlines_Flight_981
Semi-automatic pistol
appearance, frame size and weight. However it features a rotating barrel locking system. This system employs a diagonal cam on the rear of the barrel sliding
Obregón_pistol
Semi-automatic pistol
basic locking mechanism, and has a cyclical rate of fire of 900 rounds/min, the rotating barrel lock has shown itself to be capable of very fast lock times
Grand_Power_K100
Method for finding largest (or smallest) eigenvalues
locking, i.e. a deflation by restriction, where the locked eigenvectors serve as a code input and do not change, from soft locking, where the locked vectors
LOBPCG
American mystery drama television series
nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour) at the 2024 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
Sugar_(2024_TV_series)
CPU instruction to set a memory location to a flag value and return its prior value
obtains the lock if the old value was 0, otherwise the while-loop spins waiting to acquire the lock. This is called a spinlock. At any point, the holder
Test-and-set
Type of knot
style of locking half-hitch. In fact, Clifford Ashley claimed that there were more knots of this type to be found than any other used for a single purpose
Packer's_knot
Visual illusion of 3D scene
Binocular vision allows the brain to create a single Cyclopean image and to attach a depth level to each point in it. The brain uses coordinate shift (also
Autostereogram
Imaging technique
novel electronic, mechanical and photonic abilities. Stemming from single lateral point low-coherence interferometry the addition of a wide range of technologies
Optical_coherence_tomography
Swords produced in Korea
perform the minimal locking role, it is actually rather common for Hwando to also not have a locking device. It can be seen that the locking device was just
Korean_sword
1847 novel by Emily Brontë
reinvents himself at various points, making his character hard to fit into any single type. He has an ambiguous position in society, and his lack of status is
Wuthering_Heights
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Ingle.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, French, and Catalan
English, Scottish, French, and Catalan : topographic name for
someone who lived near a bridge, Middle English, Old French, Catalan
pont (Latin pons, genitive pontis).Catalan : habitational name from any of the numerous places named
with Pont.Dutch : variant of
Pond 2.A Pont from the Lorraine region of France is documented in Quebec City in
1640; Pont appears to be a secondary surname to
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
King Henry IV, Part 1 and 2' Edward Poins, an irregular humorist.
Surname or Lastname
English (West Midlands)
English (West Midlands) : occupational name for a worker in the linen or hemp industry, from an agent derivative of Middle English swingle ‘swingle’ (see Swingle).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from either of two Old Norse personal names: Ingjaldr, in which the prefix in- probably reinforces the element -gjaldr, related to Old Norse gjalda ‘to pay or recompense’, or Ingólfr ‘Ing’s wolf’ (Ing was an ancient Germanic fertility god).English : habitational name from Ingol in Lancashire, which is named from the Old English personal name Inga + holh ‘hollow’, ‘depression’.Probably a variant of German Ingel, from a short form of any of several Germanic personal names formed with Ing- (see 1 above).An early bearer, Richard Ingle (1609–c. 1653), was a rebel and a pirate who first came to the colonies in 1631 or 1632 as a tobacco merchant. He is known to have practiced piracy in MD.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a worker in the linen or hemp industry, from Middle English swingle ‘swingle’, a wooden implement used for beating flax or hemp (Middle Dutch swinghel, from the verb ‘to swing’).Possibly an Americanized spelling of German Zwingel, a topographic name from Middle High German zwingel ‘citadel’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Northamptonshire named Dingley, possibly from Middle English dingle ‘hollow’ + Old English lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : perhaps a metonymic occupational name for a spindle maker, from Middle English spindle, spindel (Old English spinel).Americanized spelling of German and Jewish Spindel.
Male
Norwegian
Norwegian form of Old Norse Sindri, possibly SINDRE means "sparkling."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old English personal name Hringwulf.German : from a short form of a Germanic personal name based on hring ‘ring’.German : metonymic occupational name for a ring maker (see Ringler).German : altered spelling of Ringel, an Old Prussian personal name.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived in a place cleared of woods by fire, from Middle English sengle ‘burnt clearing’.German : from a pet form of a short form of a Germanic person name formed with sing ‘sing’ as the first element.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : from the medieval personal name Ponc(h)e, Pons (see Ponce).English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Ponts in La Manche and Seine-Maritime, Normandy, from Latin pontes ‘bridges’ (see Pont).English (of Norman origin) : nickname for a fop or dandy, from points ‘laces for hose’ (see Pointer 1).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English sengler, syngler ‘singular’ (Old French se(i)ngler), perhaps a nickname for a solitary person.German : topographic name for a valley dweller, from a diminutive of Middle High German senke ‘valley’ + the suffix -er, denoting an inhabitant.German : habitational name for someone from Singeln near Waldshut.German : variant of Sing 1.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for someone who laid wooden tiles (shingles) on roofs, from an agent derivative of Middle English schingle ‘shingle’.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Bindushri | பீநà¯à®¤à¯à®·à¯à®°à¯€Â
Point
Bindushri | பீநà¯à®¤à¯à®·à¯à®°à¯€Â
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : probably an altered form of French Pons, a habitational name from places so named in Bourgogne and Franche-Comté.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a maker of nails or pins, or nickname for a small, thin man, from Middle English tingle, a kind of very small nail (of North German origin).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone living in a small wooded dell or hollow, Middle English dingle (of uncertain origin). There is a district of Liverpool called Dingle.South German : nickname or status name for a smallholder, from Middle High German dingelīn ‘smallholding’.Americanized spelling of the old Prussian name Dingel or Dyngele, possibly from Germanic thing ‘legal assembly’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name from an agent derivative of Middle English tingle (see Tingle).German : occupational or status name for a medieval judge or court official, from Old High German ding ‘legal proceeding’.German : variant of Tengler.
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SINGLE POINT-LOCKING
Girl/Female
Tamil
Wanderer, Traveler
Male
English
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Dónal, DONAL means "world ruler."
Girl/Female
Teutonic German
Glorified battle maiden.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Dhaneswar | தநேஷà¯à®µà®°
God of money
Surname or Lastname
English (Norfolk)
English (Norfolk) : unexplained.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant of Wiener.
Male
English
Short form of English unisex Kimberley, KIM means "King's City Meadow." Compare with another form of Kim.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Commitment; Pledge; Delegation
Boy/Male
French, German, Teutonic
Spear Strength; Spear Ruler
Boy/Male
Tamil
Pratapavate | பà¯à®°à®¤à®¾à®ªà®µà®¾à®¤à¯‡
Known for valour
Girl/Female
Australian, Gaelic, Irish
Glen; It is a Narrow Valley Between Hills
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imp. & p. p.
of Single
n.
One of the points of the compass (see Points of the compass, below); also, the difference between two points of the compass; as, to fall off a point.
a.
Performed by one person, or one on each side; as, a single combat.
n.
To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end; as, to point a dart, or a pencil. Used also figuratively; as, to point a moral.
a.
Touching; touching at a single point
n. & v.
See Jingle.
n.
A unit; one; as, to score a single.
n.
An irregular gait of a horse; -- called also single-footed pace. See Single, v. i.
n.
Lace wrought the needle; as, point de Venise; Brussels point. See Point lace, below.
a.
Simple; not wise; weak; silly.
adv.
Without partners, companions, or associates; single-handed; as, to attack another singly.
a.
Having a single purpose; hence, artless; guileless; single-hearted.
a.
One only, as distinguished from more than one; consisting of one alone; individual; separate; as, a single star.
v. i.
To take the irrregular gait called single-foot;- said of a horse. See Single-foot.
imp. & p. p.
of Mingle
n. pl.
See Single, n., 2.
v. t.
To cover with shingles; as, to shingle a roof.
a.
Hence, unmarried; as, a single man or woman.
a.
Not doubled, twisted together, or combined with others; as, a single thread; a single strand of a rope.
imp. & p. p.
of Jingle