Singleton

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Games A playing card that is the only one of its suit in a player's hand.
  • n. An individual separated or distinguished from two or more of its group.
  • n. An offspring born alone.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A playing card that is the only one of its suit in a hand, especially at bridge.
  • n. A single object, especially one of a group.
  • n. A class that may not be instantiated more than once, i.e. that implements the singleton design pattern.
  • n. A set with exactly one element.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. In certain games at cards, as whist, a single card of any suit held at the deal by a player.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A silly fellow; a simpleton.
  • n. In whist, a hand containing only one card of some suit; a card which is the only one of a suit in the hand of a player.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the playing card that is the only card in a suit held in a bridge hand as initially dealt
  • n. a single object (as distinguished from a pair)
  • n. a set containing a single member
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