- single
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 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 outSINGLES + 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 tennisADJECTIVE▪ junior, men's, women'sVERB + SINGLES▪ play▪I prefer playing singles to doubles.
▪ win▪She won the junior singles.
SINGLES + NOUN▪ championship, final, match, tournament▪ champion, player▪ titlePHRASES▪ in the single▪She decided not to play in the singles.
3 (BrE) ticketVERB + SINGLE▪ buy, get▪I got a single to Birmingham.
PREPOSITION▪ single to▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}A single to Stratford, please.
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
Collocations dictionary. 2013.