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ONE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A single person or thing
Example:
this is the one I ordered
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("one" is a kind of...):
unit (a single undivided whole)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
Example:
they had lunch at one
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("one" is a kind of...):
digit; figure (one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "one"):
monad; monas (a singular metaphysical entity from which material properties are said to derive)
singleton (a single object (as distinguished from a pair))
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Eminent beyond or above comparison
Example:
unrivaled mastery of her art
Synonyms:
matchless; nonpareil; one; one and only; peerless; unmatchable; unmatched; unrivaled; unrivalled
Classified under:
Similar:
incomparable; uncomparable (such that comparison is impossible; unsuitable for comparison or lacking features that can be compared)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Indefinite in time or position
Example:
one place or another
Classified under:
Similar:
indefinite (vague or not clearly defined or stated)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Being a single entity made by combining separate components
Example:
three chemicals combining into one solution
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
combined (made or joined or united into one)
Sense 4
Meaning:
(informal) very; used informally as an intensifier
Example:
a right fine day
Synonyms:
one; right
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
extraordinary (beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Of the same kind or quality
Example:
two animals of one species
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
same (closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree)
Sense 6
Meaning:
Used of a single unit or thing; not two or more
Example:
'ane' is Scottish
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
cardinal (being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order)
Sense 7
Meaning:
Having the indivisible character of a unit
Example:
spoke with one voice
Synonyms:
one; unitary
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
united (characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity)
Derivation:
oneness (the quality of being united into one)
Context examples:
The Inspector took one from an envelope and handed it to him.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
But I think we had better sit still, for one gets so tumbled in such a crowd!
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
In one way, he had undergone a moral revolution.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
“Too much ’Frisco tanglefoot for the health of my crew!” Wolf Larsen shouted after. “This one”—indicating me with his thumb—“fancies sea-serpents and monkeys just now!”
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
And with the exception of a solitary man, no one saw them arrive at the little flag station known as College Park.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
It might one day be used to conduct biomedical tests in remote and resource-limited areas.
(Smartphone microscope detects nanoparticles and viruses, NIH)
Located in the Brabazon Range of southeastern Alaska, Yakutat Glacier is one of the fastest retreating glaciers in the world.
(Retreat of Yakutat Glacier, NASA)
During this period of rest he has refused the most princely offers to take up various cases, having determined that his retirement was a permanent one.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
This result confirms one of the fundamental predictions of the widely accepted "cold dark matter" theory.
(Cosmic Magnifying Glasses Find Dark Matter in Small Clumps, NASA)
Any one of three membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord.
(Meninges, NCI Thesaurus)
