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noun

computing the execution of an entire task from beginning to end without interruption

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TAKE JOY IN ACING THIS QUIZ ON “PRIDE” SYNONYMS

Hold your head up high as you embark on this quiz that explores some of the synonyms and meanings of “pride.”

Question 1 of 7

What does "dignity" mean?

showing self-respect

treating others with kindness

acting selfishly

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Words nearby single thread

singlestick, singlesticker, single-suiter, singlet, single tax, single thread, single ticket, singleton, single-tongue, single-track, Single Transferable Vote

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How to use single thread in a sentence

They are always suspended over a precipice, dangling by a slender thread that shows every sign of snapping.
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Despite the strong language, however, the neither the JPO nor Lockheed could dispute a single fact in either Daily Beast report.
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It is not a decisive war, with a single, signature victory, but a war of attrition.
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A single father, he had been living abroad and returned when his mother was diagnosed with cancer.
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They stood in a single row, united by solemn respect as the Liu family remained inside.
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When the whole hunt is hunting up, each single change is made between the whole hunt, and the next bell above it.
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She apparently prefers to paint single figures of women and young girls, but her works include a variety of subjects.
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Beginning with single twigs and working over them patiently she at length painted whole trees, and later animals.
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Liking for a single colour is a considerably smaller display of mind than an appreciation of the relation of two colours.
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My orders ought to have been taken before a single unwounded Officer or man was ferried back aboard ship.
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