Acting |
of Act |
p. pr. & vb. n. |
Acting |
Operating in any way. |
a. |
Acting |
Doing duty for another; officiating; as, an acting superintendent. |
a. |
Self-acting |
Acting of or by one's self or by itself; -- said especially of a machine or mechanism which is made to perform of or for itself what is usually done by human agency; automatic; as, a self-acting feed apparatus; a self-acting mule; a self-acting press. |
a. |
Single |
One only, as distinguished from more than one; consisting of one alone; individual; separate; as, a single star. |
a. |
Single |
Alone; having no companion. |
a. |
Single |
Hence, unmarried; as, a single man or woman. |
a. |
Single |
Not doubled, twisted together, or combined with others; as, a single thread; a single strand of a rope. |
a. |
Single |
Performed by one person, or one on each side; as, a single combat. |
a. |
Single |
Uncompounded; pure; unmixed. |
a. |
Single |
Not deceitful or artful; honest; sincere. |
a. |
Single |
Simple; not wise; weak; silly. |
a. |
Single |
To select, as an individual person or thing, from among a number; to choose out from others; to separate. |
v. t. |
Single |
To sequester; to withdraw; to retire. |
v. t. |
Single |
To take alone, or one by one. |
v. t. |
Single |
To take the irrregular gait called single-foot;- said of a horse. See Single-foot. |
v. i. |
Single |
A unit; one; as, to score a single. |
n. |
Single |
The reeled filaments of silk, twisted without doubling to give them firmness. |
n. |
Single |
A handful of gleaned grain. |
n. |
Single |
A game with but one player on each side; -- usually in the plural. |
n. |