single

single
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noun
1 CD, tape, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ best-selling, hit, smash
▪ number-one, top-ten
▪ debut, first
▪ lead, lead-off (AmE)
▪

‘Breathe’ is the lead-off single from the album.

▪ breakthrough
▪

Following the success of their breakthrough single, a follow-up is planned.

▪ comeback (esp. BrE)
▪

the classic comeback single from Take That

▪ current, latest, new
▪ dance, pop
▪ catchy (informal)
▪

Her catchy first single was a hit.

VERB + SINGLE
▪ play
▪

The radio stations play her new single several times a day.

▪ record
▪

The band has yet to record a hit single.

▪ produce
▪ put out, release (sth as)
▪

They put out a single in time for Christmas.

▪

The band later released this album track as a single.

▪ feature, include
▪

Her new album features her single ‘Georgia Rain’.

SINGLE + VERB
▪ come out
SINGLES + NOUN
▪ singles chart
▪

number one in the singles chart

▪ singles collection, singles compilation
▪

a 19-track singles collection

PHRASES
▪ single by
▪

It was voted the best single by a solo artist.

▪ single from
▪

the new single from the band

2 singles in tennis
ADJECTIVE
▪ junior, men's, women's
VERB + SINGLES
▪ play
▪

I prefer playing singles to doubles.

▪ win
▪

She won the junior singles.

SINGLES + NOUN
▪ championship, final, match, tournament
▪ champion, player
▪ title
PHRASES
▪ in the single
▪

She decided not to play in the singles.

3 (BrE) ticket
VERB + SINGLE
▪ buy, get
▪

I got a single to Birmingham.

PREPOSITION
▪ single to
▪

A single to Stratford, please.

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adj.
Single is used with these nouns: ↑adult, ↑bed, ↑bedroom, ↑bloom, ↑blow, ↑brandy, ↑bulb, ↑bullet, ↑burst, ↑carriageway, ↑category, ↑click, ↑combat, ↑copy, ↑cream, ↑crystal, ↑currency, ↑digit, ↑document, ↑dose, ↑drop, ↑duvet, ↑dwelling, ↑entity, ↑exception, ↑factor, ↑fare, ↑father, ↑figure, ↑focus, ↑friend, ↑garage, ↑girl, ↑individual, ↑instant, ↑item, ↑layer, ↑man, ↑market, ↑mattress, ↑molecule, ↑mother, ↑mum, ↑paragraph, ↑parent, ↑parenthood, ↑payment, ↑people, ↑person, ↑quote, ↑room, ↑row, ↑second, ↑sentence, ↑sheet, ↑shred, ↑soul, ↑source, ↑strand, ↑sweep, ↑syllable, ↑tear, ↑ticket, ↑track, ↑unit, ↑volume, ↑whisky, ↑whole, ↑woman, ↑year

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