one
93 ENTRIES FOUND:
- one (noun)
- one (pronoun)
- one (adjective)
- one–armed bandit (noun)
- one–dimensional (adjective)
- one–handed (adjective)
- one–hit wonder (noun)
- one–horse (adjective)
- one–liner (noun)
- one–man (adjective)
- one–man band (noun)
- one–night stand (noun)
- one–note (adjective)
- one–off (adjective)
- one–on–one (adjective)
- one–piece (adjective)
- one–shot (adjective)
- one–sided (adjective)
- one–stop (adjective)
- one–to–one (adjective)
- one–track (adjective)
- one–trick pony (noun)
- one–two (noun)
- one–up (verb)
- one–upmanship (noun)
- one–way (adjective)
- one–way mirror (noun)
- one–woman (adjective)
- one another (pronoun)
- one up (adjective)
- day one (noun)
- hole in one (noun)
- no one (pronoun)
- number one (noun)
- number one (adjective)
- square one (noun)
- twenty–one (noun)
- accord (noun)
- another (pronoun)
- basket (noun)
- better (noun)
- bird (noun)
- bit (noun)
- book (noun)
- born (adjective)
- cent (noun)
- day (noun)
- deal (noun)
- dozen (noun)
- ear (noun)
- egg (noun)
- fell (adjective)
- foot (noun)
- go (verb)
- grave (noun)
- great (adjective)
- hand (noun)
- head (noun)
- jump (noun)
- kill (verb)
- kind (noun)
- know (verb)
- love (verb)
- man (noun)
- million (noun)
- minute (noun)
- moment (noun)
- not (adverb)
- odd (adjective)
- only (adjective)
- other (pronoun)
- out (adverb)
- piece (noun)
- pull (verb)
- red (adjective)
- roll (verb)
- same (pronoun)
- sense (noun)
- side (noun)
- since (preposition)
- six (noun)
- step (noun)
- stone (noun)
- string (noun)
- swoop (verb)
- syllable (noun)
- ten (noun)
- thing (noun)
- tie (verb)
- voice (noun)
- whack (noun)
- word (noun)
- year (noun)
plural
ones
plural
ones
Britannica Dictionary definition of ONE
1
[count]
:
the number 1
-
one, two, three, four, …
2
[count]
US
:
a one-dollar bill
-
I don't have any ones. Can you break a five?
3
[noncount]
:
one o'clock
-
I'll be there at one.
4
[count]
:
the first in a set or series
-
On day one of his diet, he cut out sweets.
-
She wears a size one.
as one
formal
1
:
at the same time
:
all together
-
They rose as one and cheered her.
2
:
in agreement with each other
-
We are as one on this issue.
at one with
1
:
in a peaceful state as a part of something else
-
I feel at one with nature. [=I feel very closely connected to nature]
2
formal
:
in a state of agreement with another person
-
I am at one with you on this issue.
for one
:
as an example
-
I, for one, disagree. [=I disagree]
-
There were many spelling mistakes in the essay. “There” for “their,” for one.
in one
:
combined in a single thing
-
a dictionary and thesaurus (all) in one
-
a DVD and VCR player in one
the odd one out
2
one
/ˈwʌn/
pronoun
2
one
/ˈwʌn/
pronoun
Britannica Dictionary definition of ONE
1
:
that person or thing
-
“I'll have an iced tea, please.” “I'll have one, too.”
-
Their dog died, but they plan to get another one.
-
“You should wear the blue one.” “The one with the stripes?” “No, the other one.”
-
I'd like to see the ring next to that one.
-
Which one did you like better?
-
He is the one who called the police.
-
Have you heard the one about [=the joke about] the priest and the rabbi?
-
That's one possible answer—but not the only one.
-
He had one too many at the bar last night. [=he had too many alcoholic drinks at the bar]
◊ This sense of one can be used in the plural form ones.
-
The ones on the team who are most successful practice every day.
-
Those batteries are the ones that still work.
2
:
someone or something that is a part of a particular group
— + of
-
I met one of your friends at the party.
-
She is one of the best players on the team.
-
One of the puppies has a brown patch around its eye.
-
He'll come back one of these days. [=someday]
-
Don't worry—he's one of us. [=he is part of our group and can be trusted]
3
a
somewhat formal
:
people in general
:
any person
-
One never knows [=(more commonly) you never know] what the weather will be.
-
It is now possible to buy just about anything from the privacy of one's [=(more commonly) your] own home.
b
British, old-fashioned
:
I or we
-
I would like to read more, but one doesn't have the time.
one after another
one and all
old-fashionedone by one
:
separately in a series
-
The performers took the stage one by one.
one in a million
there's one born every minute
—
see also no one
3
one
/ˈwʌn/
adjective
3
one
/ˈwʌn/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of ONE
1
always used before a noun
:
having the value of 1
-
There is one minute left in the game.
-
I have a few one-dollar bills in my purse.
-
She is one year old.
2
always used before a noun
— used to refer to a single person or thing
-
There is one cookie left.
-
Let's take it one day at a time. [=let's not think or plan too far ahead]
-
My one [=only, sole] concern is for your safety.
-
We need to keep all the tools in one [=the same] place.
-
He was the one (and only) person she wanted to marry.
-
He caught the ball one-handed.
-
a one-parent [=single-parent] family
-
There is only/just one more thing to do.
-
I could not solve one or two [=a few] problems on the test.
-
Not one person knew the answer. [=no one knew the answer]
3
a
— used before a noun to indicate that someone or something is part of a group of similar people or things
-
She is one singer who I would like to see in concert.
-
early one morning
-
The Grand Canyon is one place I'd like to visit.
-
That's one possible solution.
-
I don't like being around him. For one thing, he smokes.
-
The one thing I hate most is being lied to.
-
It's one thing to understand the problem, but another thing to actually fix it.
b
chiefly US, informal
— used to emphasize a description
-
She is one tough lady. [=she's a tough lady]
-
That is one ugly dog.
-
That was one great party.
4
always used before a noun
:
not known exactly
:
some
-
I'll see you again one day soon.
-
He'll come back one day.
-
At one time or another/other, the building was a school.
5
— used to indicate that two or more people or things are actually the same person or are the same kind of thing
-
The writer and her main character are one.
-
“Puma” and “cougar” are different names for one animal.
-
The writer and her main character are one and the same.
6
formal
— used before a name to indicate that you do not know the person specified
-
One Ms. Jones called this morning. [=a woman named Ms. Jones called this morning]
7
not used before a noun
:
in agreement with each other
-
You and I are one on this issue.
the one and only
— used before the name of a famous person to say that there is no one else like that person
-
the one and only Elvis Presley
