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Quite simply, a singular noun is a noun that refers to only one person, one place, one thing, or one idea. If you look at one object and name it, you have an example of a singular noun. For example there is one lamp on my bookcase and one chair at my desk.
Some nouns have the same form in the singular and the plural. Some nouns have a plural form but take a singular verb. Some nouns have a fixed plural form and take a plural verb. They are not used in the singular, or they have a different meaning in the singular. Nouns like this include: trousers, jeans, glasses, savings, thanks, steps, stairs, customs, congratulations, tropics, wages, spectacles, outskirts, goods, wits.