· the act of departing politely; "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow"
Synonym(s): farewell, leave, leave-taking
Hypernym(s): departure, going, going_away, leaving
· 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): part
Hypernym(s): line
· go one's own way; move apart; "The friends separated after the party"
Hypernym(s): move
· 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
· 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
· come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated"
Hypernym(s): change
· force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea"
Synonym(s): separate, disunite, divide