Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Obsessively limited to a single idea or purpose.
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- adjective of a railway having a single set of
lines so thattrains can run only in one direction at a time;single-track - adjective
limited to oneidea orthought
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Examples
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Humans getting one-track about them: not so great.
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Other gala attendees were more one-track minded in terms of their philanthropy.
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And, damn, why was I suddenly plagued with the one-track mind of a horny adolescent boy?
Raziel Kristine Douglas 2011
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A weekly playlist for the listener with a one-track mind ...
Singles file: Nicki Minaj, Crystal Castles, U.S. Royalty Allison Stewart 2010
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And, damn, why was I suddenly plagued with the one-track mind of a horny adolescent boy?
Raziel Kristine Douglas 2011
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Actually, you could say I still have a bit of a one-track mind.
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When I first sat in front of my computer screen to write a simple little ghost story, I had a one-track mind.
Archive 2009-03-01 2009
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Actually, you could say I still have a bit of a one-track mind.
Archive 2009-03-01 2009
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When I first sat in front of my computer screen to write a simple little ghost story, I had a one-track mind.
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Are you playing dumb or do you really have this literal one-track mind?
Matthew Yglesias » Veronique de Rugy is So Anti-American That She’s Not Even an American! 2010
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