Dictionary - part

Dictionary Results for part

1. part - noun

· something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"; "the animal constituent of plankton"

Synonym(s): portion, component_part, component, constituent

Hypernym(s): relation

2. part - noun

· something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"

Synonym(s): portion

Hypernym(s): object, physical_object

3. part - noun

· a portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite"

Synonym(s): piece

Hypernym(s): thing

4. part - noun

· that which concerns a person with regard to a particular role or situation; "it requires vigilance on our part"; "they resisted every effort on his part"

Hypernym(s): concern

5. part - noun

· the extended spatial location of something; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space"

Synonym(s): region

Hypernym(s): location

6. part - noun

· the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role"

Synonym(s): function, office, role

Hypernym(s): duty

7. part - noun

· an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the part of Desdemona"

Synonym(s): character, role, theatrical_role, persona

Hypernym(s): portrayal, characterization, enactment, personation

8. part - noun

· assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash"

Synonym(s): share, portion, percentage

Hypernym(s): assets

9. part - noun

· one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division"

Synonym(s): section, division

Hypernym(s): concept, conception, construct

10. part - noun

· a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions; "his part was right in the middle"

Synonym(s): parting

Hypernym(s): line

11. part - noun

· the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music; "he tried to sing the tenor part"

Synonym(s): voice

Hypernym(s): tune, melody, air, strain, melodic_line, line, melodic_phrase

12. part - noun

· the effort contributed by a person in bringing about a result; "I am proud of my contribution in advancing the project"; "they all did their share of the work"

Synonym(s): contribution, share

Hypernym(s): attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try

13. part - noun

· an item that is an instance of some type; "he designed a new piece of equipment"; "she bought a lovely piece of china"; "my dog swallowed a Lego part"

Synonym(s): piece

Hypernym(s): item

14. part - verb

· go one's own way; move apart; "The friends separated after the party"

Synonym(s): separate, split

Hypernym(s): move

15. part - verb

· discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up"

Synonym(s): separate, split_up, split, break, break_up

16. part - verb

· leave; "The family took off for Florida"

Synonym(s): depart, start, start_out, set_forth, set_off, set_out, take_off

Hypernym(s): leave, go_forth, go_away

17. part - verb

· come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated"

Synonym(s): separate, divide

Hypernym(s): change

18. part - verb

· force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea"

Synonym(s): separate, disunite, divide