A one-handed wooden stick used for fencing in place of a sword. / (uncountable) A martial art, sport or exercise using a cudgel or backsword.

(metalworking, manufacturing) A three-dimensional shape into which a thin flat sheet of material, e.g. metal, can be formed by bending alone, without stretching or compression.

plural of single-point urban interchange

Having an honest heart; straightforward, free from duplicity. / Devoted; unambivalent and dedicated.

A protein that binds to single-stranded regions of DNA to prevent premature annealing.

(medicine, surgery) A laparoscopy technique where only a single incision of between 1½ to 5 centimetres is made, mostly through the umbilicus.

plural of single ticket

A surname. / A village and civil parish in Fylde borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD3838). / A suburb in Great Chart with Singleton parish, Ashford borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ9841).

(programming, object-oriented programming) The principle that every class should have a single responsibility entirely encapsulated by that class.

(engineering) Having simplicity of action; especially acting or exerting force during strokes in one direction only; said of a reciprocating engine, pump, etc.