One-acter
[wuhn-ak-ter] /ˈwʌnˈæk tər/
noun, Informal.
1.
a short play consisting of one act.
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- One and only
noun phrase One’s beloved, fiance´e, sweetheart, etc: My one and only, what am I going to do if you turn me down when I’m so crazy over you (1906+) One’s only love; one’s only sweetheart. For example, He swore she was his one and only, but the detective following him knew better. [ c. 1900 […]
- One and the same
Identical, as in Gloria’s grandfather had been, at one and the same time, a physician at the court and a general in the army. This expression is an emphatic form of “the same.” [ Mid-1800s ]
- One-another
pronoun 1. each other. pronoun 1. the reflexive form of plural pronouns when the action, attribution, etc, is reciprocal: they kissed one another, knowing one another Also each other see: each other
- One-arm bandit
noun phrase A slot machine (1938+)
- One-armed bandit
[wuhn-ahrmd] /ˈwʌnˌɑrmd/ noun, Informal. 1. (def 1). noun 1. a fruit machine operated by pulling down a lever at one side noun phrase A slot machine (1938+) A slot machine, as in It’s amazing how many people think they can make money playing a one-armed bandit. This term refers to both appearance and function: the […]