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single file

noun

: a line of people, animals, or things arranged one behind another

Full Definition of SINGLE FILE

:  a row of persons, animals, or things arranged one behind the other
— single file adverb
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First Known Use of SINGLE FILE

1609

Rhymes with SINGLE FILE

Anglophile, country mile, cyclostyle, domicile, family style, Francophile, Gallophile, hypostyle, in denial, juvenile, projectile, rat-tail file, rank and file, statute mile

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2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. single file
  2. single-cut file
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