singlet

noun

sin·glet ˈsiŋ-glət

[from its having only one thickness of cloth] chiefly British : an athletic jersey

also : undershirt

: an atom or molecule that has no net electronic magnetic moment

also : an excited state of an atom or molecule that is a singlet

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But the lack of snowfall on the course exposed roots and left the trail unusually rocky, causing Park to fall three times, leaving her bare legs and white singlet torn and covered in dirt. —

Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2024 After 14 long minutes, she was allowed to join Thomas and the rest of her crew, who helped her change shoes, refill her water bottles and drop cubes of ice inside her singlet. —

Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2024 The pair traded on-air foot massages that Consuelos clearly enjoyed last year, while Consuelos also stripped down to a tight wrestling singlet live on air. —

EW.com, 7 May 2024 The couple — who famously once engaged in an on-air, sensual foot massage and staged a sweaty wrestling match with Consuelos in a tight singlet — returned to their unofficial post as morning TV's horniest duo with a hilarious innuendo at the top of Wednesday's show. —

Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for singlet