| bit | | |
| n. (quantity) | 1. bit, spot | a small piece or quantity of something.; "a spot of tea"; "a bit of paper"; "a bit of lint"; "I gave him a bit of my mind" |
| ~ small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity | an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude. |
| n. (object) | 2. bit, chip, flake, fleck, scrap | a small fragment of something broken off from the whole.; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye" |
| ~ fragment | a piece broken off or cut off of something else.; "a fragment of rock" |
| ~ matchwood | fragments of wood.; "it was smashed into matchwood" |
| ~ exfoliation, scurf, scale | a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin. |
| ~ scurf | (botany) a covering that resembles scales or bran that covers some plant parts. |
| ~ sliver, splinter | a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal.; "he got a splinter in his finger"; "it broke into slivers" |
| n. (time) | 3. bit, minute, mo, moment, second | an indefinitely short time.; "wait just a moment"; "in a mo"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit" |
| ~ time | an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities).; "he waited a long time"; "the time of year for planting"; "he was a great actor in his time" |
| ~ blink of an eye, instant, jiffy, new york minute, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, heartbeat, flash | a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat).; "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash" |
| n. (event) | 4. bit, piece | an instance of some kind.; "it was a nice piece of work"; "he had a bit of good luck" |
| ~ case, instance, example | an occurrence of something.; "it was a case of bad judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths" |
| n. (artifact) | 5. bit | piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding.; "the horse was not accustomed to a bit" |
| ~ bar bit | a bit for horses that is a solid bar of metal. |
| ~ bridle | headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control. |
| ~ bridoon | a bit resembling a snaffle bit; used with a separate curb. |
| ~ curb bit, curb | a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse. |
| ~ pelham | a bit with a bar mouthpiece that is designed to combine a curb and snaffle. |
| ~ snaffle, snaffle bit | a simple jointed bit for a horse; without a curb. |
| ~ saddlery, stable gear, tack | gear for a horse. |
| n. (quantity) | 6. bit | a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states.; "there are 8 bits in a byte" |
| ~ unit, unit of measurement | any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange.; "the dollar is the United States unit of currency"; "a unit of wheat is a bushel"; "change per unit volume" |
| ~ check bit, parity bit, parity | (computer science) a bit that is used in an error detection procedure in which a 0 or 1 is added to each group of bits so that it will have either an odd number of 1's or an even number of 1's; e.g., if the parity is odd then any group of bits that arrives with an even number of 1's must contain an error. |
| ~ byte | a sequence of 8 bits (enough to represent one character of alphanumeric data) processed as a single unit of information. |
| n. (food) | 7. bit, bite, morsel | a small amount of solid food; a mouthful.; "all they had left was a bit of bread" |
| ~ mouthful, taste | a small amount eaten or drunk.; "take a taste--you'll like it" |
| ~ chaw, chew, cud, plug, quid, wad | a wad of something chewable as tobacco. |
| ~ crumb | small piece of e.g. bread or cake. |
| ~ sop, sops | piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid. |
| n. (communication) | 8. bit, snatch | a small fragment.; "overheard snatches of their conversation" |
| ~ fragment | an incomplete piece.; "fragments of a play" |
| n. (communication) | 9. act, bit, number, routine, turn | a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program.; "he did his act three times every evening"; "she had a catchy little routine"; "it was one of the best numbers he ever did" |
| ~ performance, public presentation | a dramatic or musical entertainment.; "they listened to ten different performances"; "the play ran for 100 performances"; "the frequent performances of the symphony testify to its popularity" |
| ~ show-stopper, showstopper, stopper | an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down. |
| n. (artifact) | 10. bit | the part of a key that enters a lock and lifts the tumblers. |
| ~ key | metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated. |
| ~ part, portion | something less than the whole of a human artifact.; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together" |
| n. (artifact) | 11. bit | the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press.; "he looked around for the right size bit" |
| ~ bur, burr | small bit used in dentistry or surgery. |
| ~ center bit, centre bit | a bit with a sharp center point for guidance and two side cutters. |
| ~ chamfer bit | a bit that is used for beveling. |
| ~ counterbore, countersink bit, countersink | a bit for enlarging the upper part of a hole. |
| ~ cutting implement | a tool used for cutting or slicing. |
| ~ drill | a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows). |
| ~ drill bit, drilling bit | a bit used in drilling for oil. |
| ~ expansion bit, expansive bit | a bit with a cutting blade that can be adjusted to different sizes. |
| ~ pilot bit | a small bit that drills a first hole to guide a larger drill. |
| ~ shank | cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill. |
| ~ spade bit | a thin bit with a center point and cutting edges on either side. |
| ~ twist bit, twist drill | a bit or drill having deep helical grooves. |
| element | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. component, constituent, element, factor, ingredient | an abstract part of something.; "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech" |
| ~ be-all and end-all, be all and end all | the essential factor; the all-important element; the supreme aim.; "profit is the be-all and end-all of business" |
| ~ plot element | a component or element of the plot of a story. |
| ~ point | a geometric element that has position but no extension.; "a point is defined by its coordinates" |
| ~ division, section, part | 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" |
| n. (artifact) | 2. component, constituent, element | an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system.; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system" |
| ~ accessory, add-on, appurtenance, supplement | a supplementary component that improves capability. |
| ~ add-on, addition, improver | a component that is added to something to improve it.; "the addition of a bathroom was a major improvement"; "the addition of cinnamon improved the flavor" |
| ~ audio | the sound elements of television. |
| ~ auto part, car part | a component of an automobile.; "his business is auto parts" |
| ~ crystal | a crystalline element used as a component in various electronic devices. |
| ~ computer hardware, hardware | (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system. |
| ~ heating element | the component of a heater or range that transforms fuel or electricity into heat. |
| ~ ingredient | a component of a mixture or compound. |
| ~ input | a component of production; something that goes into the production of output. |
| ~ landside | component consisting of a side piece opposite the moldboard. |
| ~ making | (usually plural) the components needed for making or doing something.; "the recipe listed all the makings for a chocolate cake" |
| ~ module | a self-contained component (unit or item) that is used in combination with other components. |
| ~ part, portion | something less than the whole of a human artifact.; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together" |
| ~ pel, picture element, pixel | (computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot).; "the greater the number of pixels per inch the greater the resolution" |
| ~ retrofit | a component or accessory added to something after it has been manufactured. |
| ~ spare, spare part | an extra component of a machine or other apparatus. |
| ~ spark gap | a component of an ignition system; consists of two shaped electrodes and the space between them. |
| n. (substance) | 3. chemical element, element | any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter. |
| ~ substance | the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists.; "DNA is the substance of our genes" |
| ~ atom | (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element. |
| ~ allotrope | a structurally different form of an element.; "graphite and diamond are allotropes of carbon" |
| ~ transuranic element | any element having an atomic number greater than 92 (which is the atomic number of uranium); all are radioactive. |
| ~ argonon, inert gas, noble gas | any of the chemically inert gaseous elements of the helium group in the periodic table. |
| ~ metal, metallic element | any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.. |
| ~ nonmetal | a chemical element lacking typical metallic properties. |
| ~ transactinide | any of the artificially produced elements with atomic numbers greater than 103. |
| ~ ac, actinium, atomic number 89 | a radioactive element of the actinide series; found in uranium ores. |
| ~ ar, argon, atomic number 18 | a colorless and odorless inert gas; one of the six inert gases; comprises approximately 1% of the earth's atmosphere. |
| ~ as, atomic number 33, arsenic | a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar. |
| ~ astatine, at, atomic number 85 | a highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium. |
| ~ atomic number 107, bh, bohrium, element 107 | a transuranic element. |
| ~ atomic number 5, boron, b | a trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder. |
| ~ atomic number 35, br, bromine | a nonmetallic heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens; found in sea water. |
| ~ atomic number 6, carbon, c | an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds. |
| ~ atomic number 17, chlorine, cl | a common nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; best known as a heavy yellow irritating toxic gas; used to purify water and as a bleaching agent and disinfectant; occurs naturally only as a salt (as in sea water). |
| ~ atomic number 110, darmstadtium, ds, element 110 | a radioactive transuranic element. |
| ~ atomic number 105, db, dubnium, element 105, hahnium | a transuranic element. |
| ~ atomic number 9, fluorine, f | a nonmetallic univalent element belonging to the halogens; usually a yellow irritating toxic flammable gas; a powerful oxidizing agent; recovered from fluorite or cryolite or fluorapatite. |
| ~ atomic number 32, ge, germanium | a brittle grey crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors; occurs in germanite and argyrodite. |
| ~ atomic number 108, element 108, hassium, hs | a radioactive transuranic element. |
| ~ atomic number 2, he, helium | a very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; the most difficult gas to liquefy; occurs in economically extractable amounts in certain natural gases (as those found in Texas and Kansas). |
| ~ atomic number 1, h, hydrogen | a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe. |
| ~ atomic number 53, i, iodin, iodine | a nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; used especially in medicine and photography and in dyes; occurs naturally only in combination in small quantities (as in sea water or rocks). |
| ~ atomic number 36, kr, krypton | a colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; occurs in trace amounts in air. |
| ~ atomic number 103, lawrencium, lr | a radioactive transuranic element synthesized from californium. |
| ~ atomic number 109, element 109, meitnerium, mt | a radioactive transuranic element. |
| ~ atomic number 101, md, mendelevium, mv | a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding einsteinium with alpha particles (Md is the current symbol for mendelevium but Mv was formerly the symbol). |
| ~ atomic number 10, ne, neon | a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts. |
| ~ atomic number 7, n, nitrogen | a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues. |
| ~ atomic number 102, nobelium, no | a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding curium with carbon ions; 7 isotopes are known. |
| ~ atomic number 8, o, oxygen | a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust. |
| ~ atomic number 15, p, phosphorus | a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms. |
| ~ atomic number 94, plutonium, pu | a solid silvery grey radioactive transuranic element whose atoms can be split when bombarded with neutrons; found in minute quantities in uranium ores but is usually synthesized in nuclear reactors; 13 isotopes are known with the most important being plutonium 239. |
| ~ atomic number 86, radon, rn | a radioactive gaseous element formed by the disintegration of radium; the heaviest of the inert gasses; occurs naturally (especially in areas over granite) and is considered a hazard to health. |
| ~ atomic number 111, element 111, rg, roentgenium | a radioactive transuranic element. |
| ~ atomic number 104, element 104, rutherfordium, unnilquadium, unq, rf | a radioactive transuranic element which has been synthesized. |
| ~ atomic number 106, element 106, seaborgium, sg | a transuranic element. |
| ~ atomic number 34, se, selenium | a toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium; occurs in several allotropic forms; a stable grey metallike allotrope conducts electricity better in the light than in the dark and is used in photocells; occurs in sulfide ores (as pyrite). |
| ~ atomic number 14, si, silicon | a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors. |
| ~ atomic number 16, sulfur, sulphur, s | an abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element; best known in yellow crystals; occurs in many sulphide and sulphate minerals and even in native form (especially in volcanic regions). |
| ~ atomic number 52, te, tellurium | a brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur; it is used in alloys and as a semiconductor; occurs mainly as tellurides in ores of copper and nickel and silver and gold. |
| ~ atomic number 112, element 112, ununbium, uub | a radioactive transuranic element. |
| ~ atomic number 116, element 116, ununhexium, uuh | a radioactive transuranic element. |
| ~ atomic number 115, element 115, ununpentium, uup | a radioactive transuranic element. |
| ~ atomic number 114, element 114, ununquadium, uuq | a radioactive transuranic element. |
| ~ atomic number 113, element 113, ununtrium, uut | a radioactive transuranic element. |
| ~ atomic number 54, xe, xenon | a colorless odorless inert gaseous element occurring in the earth's atmosphere in trace amounts. |
| ~ trace element | an element that occurs at very small quantities in the body but is nonetheless important for many biological processes. |
| n. (location) | 4. element | the most favorable environment for a plant or animal.; "water is the element of fishes" |
| ~ environs, surround, environment, surroundings | the area in which something exists or lives.; "the country--the flat agricultural surround" |
| n. (substance) | 5. element | one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe.; "the alchemists believed that there were four elements" |
| ~ substance | the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists.; "DNA is the substance of our genes" |
| ~ air | once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles). |
| ~ fire | once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles). |
| ~ earth | once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles). |
| ~ ether, quintessence | the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies. |
| ~ water | once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles). |
| n. (state) | 6. element | the situation in which you are happiest and most effective.; "in your element" |
| ~ situation, state of affairs | the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time.; "the present international situation is dangerous"; "wondered how such a state of affairs had come about"; "eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation" |
| n. (shape) | 7. element | a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone. |
| ~ straight line | a line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction; a line of zero curvature.; "the shortest distance between two points is a straight line" |
| ~ element of a cone | a straight line joining the apex and a point on the base. |
| ~ element of a cylinder | a straight line running the length of the cylinder. |
| part | | |
| n. (linkdef) | 1. component, component part, constituent, part, portion | 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" |
| ~ substance | the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists.; "DNA is the substance of our genes" |
| ~ relation | an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together. |
| ~ language unit, linguistic unit | one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed. |
| ~ item, point | a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list.; "he noticed an item in the New York Times"; "she had several items on her shopping list"; "the main point on the agenda was taken up first" |
| ~ butt | the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots. |
| ~ meronymy, part to whole relation | the semantic relation that holds between a part and the whole. |
| ~ basis, base | the most important or necessary part of something.; "the basis of this drink is orange juice" |
| ~ detail, item, particular | a small part that can be considered separately from the whole.; "it was perfect in all details" |
| ~ unit | an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole.; "the reduced the number of units and installations"; "the word is a basic linguistic unit" |
| ~ member | anything that belongs to a set or class.; "snakes are members of the class Reptilia"; "members of the opposite sex" |
| ~ remainder, residual, residuum, rest, residue, balance | something left after other parts have been taken away.; "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance" |
| ~ subpart | a part of a part. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. part, portion | something less than the whole of a human artifact.; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together" |
| ~ object, physical object | a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow.; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" |
| ~ whole, unit | an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity.; "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit" |
| ~ appendage | a part that is joined to something larger. |
| ~ bit | the part of a key that enters a lock and lifts the tumblers. |
| ~ bottleneck | the narrow part of a bottle near the top. |
| ~ bulb | a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end).; "the bulb of a syringe" |
| ~ stub, butt | the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking). |
| ~ constituent, element, component | an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system.; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system" |
| ~ cutout | a part that is cut out or is intended to be cut out. |
| ~ foible | the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip. |
| ~ fore edge, foredge | the part of a book that faces inward when the book is shelved; the part opposite the spine. |
| ~ forte | the stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible. |
| ~ fraction | a small part or item forming a piece of a whole. |
| ~ heel | (golf) the part of the clubhead where it joins the shaft. |
| ~ hub | the central part of a car wheel (or fan or propeller etc) through which the shaft or axle passes. |
| ~ jetsam | the part of a ship's equipment or cargo that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in a storm. |
| ~ limb | either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip.; "the upper limb of the bow" |
| ~ neck | a narrow part of an artifact that resembles a neck in position or form.; "the banjo had a long neck"; "the bottle had a wide neck" |
| ~ peen | the part of a hammerhead opposite the flat striking surface (may have various shapes). |
| ~ piece | a separate part of a whole.; "an important piece of the evidence" |
| ~ pressing | a metal or plastic part that is made by a mechanical press. |
| ~ seat | a part of a machine that supports or guides another part. |
| ~ segment, section | one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object.; "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road" |
| ~ waist, shank | the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole. |
| ~ backbone, spine | the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved.; "the title and author were printed on the spine of the book" |
| ~ toe | (golf) the part of a clubhead farthest from the shaft. |
| ~ turnout, widening | a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park. |
| ~ upstage | the rear part of the stage. |
| ~ upstairs | the part of a building above the ground floor.; "no one was allowed to see the upstairs" |
| ~ wreckage | the remaining parts of something that has been wrecked.; "they searched the wreckage for signs of survivors" |
| n. (object) | 3. part, piece | a portion of a natural object.; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite" |
| ~ thing | a separate and self-contained entity. |
| ~ body part | any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity. |
| ~ corpus | the main part of an organ or other bodily structure. |
| ~ acicula | a needlelike part or structure of a plant or animal or crystal; as a spine or bristle or crystal. |
| ~ base | the bottom or lowest part.; "the base of the mountain" |
| ~ corner | a projecting part where two sides or edges meet.; "he knocked off the corners" |
| ~ craton | the part of a continent that is stable and forms the central mass of the continent; typically Precambrian. |
| ~ cutting | a piece cut off from the main part of something. |
| ~ fragment | a piece broken off or cut off of something else.; "a fragment of rock" |
| ~ hunk, lump | a large piece of something without definite shape.; "a hunk of bread"; "a lump of coal" |
| ~ north atlantic | that part of the Atlantic Ocean to the north of the equator. |
| ~ north pacific | that part of the Pacific Ocean to the north of the equator. |
| ~ nub, stub | a small piece.; "a nub of coal"; "a stub of a pencil" |
| ~ segment | one of the parts into which something naturally divides.; "a segment of an orange" |
| ~ slice | a thin flat piece cut off of some object. |
| ~ south atlantic | that part of the Atlantic Ocean to the south of the equator. |
| ~ south pacific | that part of the Pacific Ocean to the south of the equator. |
| ~ strip | a relatively long narrow piece of something.; "he felt a flat strip of muscle" |
| ~ building block, unit | a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else.; "units of nucleic acids" |
| ~ world | a part of the earth that can be considered separately.; "the outdoor world"; "the world of insects" |
| n. (cognition) | 4. part | 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" |
| ~ concern | something that interests you because it is important or affects you.; "the safety of the ship is the captain's concern" |
| n. (location) | 5. part, region | the extended spatial location of something.; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space" |
| ~ location | a point or extent in space. |
| ~ atmosphere, air | the mass of air surrounding the Earth.; "there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere"; "it was exposed to the air" |
| ~ biosphere | the regions of the surface and atmosphere of the Earth (or other planet) where living organisms exist. |
| ~ depth | (usually plural) the deepest and most remote part.; "from the depths of darkest Africa"; "signals received from the depths of space" |
| ~ interplanetary space | the part of outer space within the solar system. |
| ~ interstellar space | the space between stars. |
| ~ heliosphere | the region inside the heliopause containing the sun and solar system. |
| ~ intergalactic space | the space between galaxies.; "the Milky Way travels through intergalactic space" |
| ~ deep space | any region in space outside the solar system. |
| ~ aerospace | the atmosphere and outer space considered as a whole. |
| ~ zone | an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic. |
| ~ belt | an elongated region where a specific condition or characteristic is found.; "a belt of high pressure" |
| ~ bottom | the lowest part of anything.; "they started at the bottom of the hill" |
| ~ county | (United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government.; "the county has a population of 12,345 people" |
| ~ distance | a distant region.; "I could see it in the distance" |
| ~ eden, heaven, paradise, shangri-la, nirvana, promised land | any place of complete bliss and delight and peace. |
| ~ extremity | the outermost or farthest region or point. |
| ~ d-layer, d region | the lowest region of the ionosphere (35 to 50 miles up) that reflects low-frequency radio waves. |
| ~ appleton layer, f layer, f region | the highest region of the ionosphere (from 90 to 600 miles up) which contains the highest concentration of free electrons and is most useful for long-range radio transmission. |
| ~ e layer, e region, heaviside layer, kennelly-heaviside layer | a region of the ionosphere (from 50 to 90 miles up) that reflects radio waves of medium length. |
| ~ hell, hell on earth, hellhole, inferno, snake pit, the pits | any place of pain and turmoil.; "the hell of battle"; "the inferno of the engine room"; "when you're alone Christmas is the pits" |
| ~ inside, interior | the region that is inside of something. |
| ~ ionosphere | the outer region of the Earth's atmosphere; contains a high concentration of free electrons. |
| ~ layer | a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another. |
| ~ exterior, outside | the region that is outside of something. |
| ~ radius | a circular region whose area is indicated by the length of its radius.; "they located it within a radius of 2 miles" |
| ~ side | a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location.; "they always sat on the right side of the church"; "he never left my side" |
| ~ air | the region above the ground.; "her hand stopped in mid air"; "he threw the ball into the air" |
| ~ vacuity, vacuum | a region that is devoid of matter. |
| ~ top | the upper part of anything.; "the mower cuts off the tops of the grass"; "the title should be written at the top of the first page" |
| ~ zodiac | a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes. |
| ~ mansion, planetary house, sign of the zodiac, star sign, sign, house | (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided. |
| ~ achaea | a region of ancient Greece on the north coast of the Peloponnese. |
| ~ doris | a small region of ancient Greece where the Doric dialect was spoken. |
| ~ cynoscephalae | the fields in Thessaly where in 197 BC the Romans defeated the Macedonians. |
| ~ transylvania | a historical plateau region in northwestern Romania that is separated from the rest of the country by the Transylvanian Alps; originally part of Hungary; incorporated into Romania at the end of World War I. |
| ~ papua | the southeastern part of Papua New Guinea. |
| ~ sind | a region of southeastern Pakistan. |
| ~ witwatersrand, reef, rand | a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese. |
| ~ black hole | a region of space resulting from the collapse of a star; extremely high gravitational field. |
| ~ edgeworth-kuiper belt, kuiper belt | a disk-shaped region of minor planets outside the orbit of Neptune. |
| ~ maria, mare | a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon. |
| n. (act) | 6. function, office, part, role | 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" |
| ~ duty | work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons.; "the duties of the job" |
| ~ capacity | a specified function.; "he was employed in the capacity of director"; "he should be retained in his present capacity at a higher salary" |
| ~ hat | an informal term for a person's role.; "he took off his politician's hat and talked frankly" |
| ~ portfolio | the role of the head of a government department.; "he holds the portfolio for foreign affairs" |
| ~ lieu, stead, place, position | the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another.; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of" |
| ~ second fiddle | a secondary role or function.; "he hated to play second fiddle to anyone" |
| n. (cognition) | 7. character, part, persona, role, theatrical role | an actor's portrayal of someone in a play.; "she played the part of Desdemona" |
| ~ personation, portrayal, characterization, enactment | acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture. |
| ~ bit part, minor role | a small role. |
| ~ heavy | a serious (or tragic) role in a play. |
| ~ hero | the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem. |
| ~ ingenue | the role of an innocent artless young woman in a play. |
| ~ name part, title role | the role of the character after whom the play is named. |
| ~ heroine | the main good female character in a work of fiction. |
| ~ baddie, villain | the principal bad character in a film or work of fiction. |
| n. (possession) | 8. part, percentage, portion, share | assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group.; "he wanted his share in cash" |
| ~ earnings, net income, net profit, profit, profits, lucre, net | the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses). |
| ~ tranche | a portion of something (especially money). |
| ~ dispensation | a share that has been dispensed or distributed. |
| ~ dole | a share of money or food or clothing that has been charitably given. |
| ~ way | a portion of something divided into shares.; "they split the loot three ways" |
| ~ ration | a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity). |
| ~ allowance | an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period).; "travel allowance"; "my weekly allowance of two eggs"; "a child's allowance should not be too generous" |
| ~ slice, piece | a share of something.; "a slice of the company's revenue" |
| ~ split | a promised or claimed share of loot or money.; "he demanded his split before they disbanded" |
| ~ stake, interest | (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something.; "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future" |
| ~ profit sharing | a system in which employees receive a share of the net profits of the business. |
| ~ cut | a share of the profits.; "everyone got a cut of the earnings" |
| ~ allocation, allotment | a share set aside for a specific purpose. |
| ~ assets | anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company. |
| n. (cognition) | 9. division, part, section | 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" |
| ~ frame | one of the ten divisions into which bowling is divided. |
| ~ concept, conception, construct | an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances. |
| ~ beginning | the first part or section of something.; "`It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story" |
| ~ middle | an intermediate part or section.; "A whole is that which has beginning, middle, and end" |
| ~ end | a final part or section.; "we have given it at the end of the section since it involves the calculus"; "Start at the beginning and go on until you come to the end" |
| ~ high point | the most enjoyable part of a given experience.; "the trumpet solo was the high point of the concert" |
| ~ component, element, factor, ingredient, constituent | an abstract part of something.; "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech" |
| ~ whole | all of something including all its component elements or parts.; "Europe considered as a whole"; "the whole of American literature" |
| ~ chukka, chukker | (polo) one of six divisions into which a polo match is divided. |
| ~ inning, frame | (baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat. |
| ~ game | (tennis) a division of play during which one player serves. |
| ~ bout, round, turn | (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive. |
| ~ first period | the first division into which the play of a game is divided. |
| ~ second period | the second division into which the play of a game is divided. |
| ~ final period | the final division into which the play of a game is divided. |
| ~ half | one of two divisions into which some games or performances are divided: the two divisions are separated by an interval. |
| ~ period | (ice hockey) one of three divisions into which play is divided in hockey games. |
| ~ quarter | (football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided.; "both teams scored in the first quarter" |
| ~ over | (cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch. |
| n. (body) | 10. part, parting | a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions.; "his part was right in the middle" |
| ~ hair | a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss.; "he combed his hair"; "each hair consists of layers of dead keratinized cells" |
| ~ line | a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent. |
| n. (communication) | 11. part, voice | the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music.; "he tried to sing the tenor part" |
| ~ melodic line, melodic phrase, melody, tune, strain, air, line | a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence.; "she was humming an air from Beethoven" |
| ~ primo | the principal part of a duet (especially a piano duet). |
| ~ secondo | the second or lower part of a duet (especially a piano duet). |
| ~ voice part | a part written for a singer. |
| ~ musical accompaniment, accompaniment, backup, support | a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts. |
| ~ bass part, bass | the lowest part in polyphonic music. |
| n. (act) | 12. contribution, part, share | the part played 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" |
| ~ attempt, effort, try, endeavor, endeavour | earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something.; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try" |
| ~ end | the part you are expected to play.; "he held up his end" |
| v. (motion) | 13. part, separate, split | go one's own way; move apart.; "The friends separated after the party" |
| ~ move | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
| ~ dissipate, scatter, disperse, spread out | move away from each other.; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached" |
| ~ break up | come apart.; "the group broke up" |
| ~ diffract | undergo diffraction.; "laser light diffracts electrons" |
| v. (social) | 14. break, break up, part, separate, split, split up | 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" |
| ~ give the bounce, give the gate, give the axe | terminate a relationship abruptly.; "Mary gave John the axe after she saw him with another woman" |
| ~ disunify, break apart | break up or separate.; "The country is disunifying"; "Yugoslavia broke apart after 1989" |
| ~ disassociate, disjoint, dissociate, disunite, divorce | part; cease or break association with.; "She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president" |
| ~ break with | end a relationship.; "China broke with Russia" |
| ~ split up, divorce | get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage.; "The couple divorced after only 6 months" |
| ~ secede, splinter, break away | withdraw from an organization or communion.; "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away" |
| ~ break away, break | interrupt a continued activity.; "She had broken with the traditional patterns" |
| v. (motion) | 15. depart, part, set forth, set off, set out, start, start out, take off | leave.; "The family took off for Florida" |
| ~ go forth, leave, go away | go away from a place.; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight" |
| ~ lift off, take off | depart from the ground.; "The plane took off two hours late" |
| ~ roar off | leave.; "The car roared off into the fog" |
| ~ blaze out, blaze | move rapidly and as if blazing.; "The spaceship blazed out into space" |
| ~ sally forth, sally out | set out in a sudden, energetic or violent manner. |
| v. (contact) | 16. divide, part, separate | come apart.; "The two pieces that we had glued separated" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| ~ subdivide | form into subdivisions.; "The cells subdivided" |
| ~ polarise, polarize | become polarized in a conflict or contrasting situation. |
| ~ calve, break up | release ice.; "The icebergs and glaciers calve" |
| ~ chip, chip off, break away, break off, come off | break off (a piece from a whole).; "Her tooth chipped" |
| ~ disjoin, disjoint | become separated, disconnected or disjoint. |
| ~ come away, come off, detach | come to be detached.; "His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery" |
| ~ segregate | divide from the main body or mass and collect.; "Many towns segregated into new counties"; "Experiments show clearly that genes segregate" |
| ~ segment | divide or split up.; "The cells segmented" |
| ~ reduce | undergo meiosis.; "The cells reduce" |
| ~ section, segment | divide into segments.; "segment an orange"; "segment a compound word" |
| ~ partition, partition off | divide into parts, pieces, or sections.; "The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British" |
| ~ discerp, dismember, take apart | divide into pieces.; "our department was dismembered when our funding dried up"; "The Empire was discerped after the war" |
| ~ gerrymander | divide unfairly and to one's advantage; of voting districts. |
| v. (contact) | 17. disunite, divide, part, separate | force, take, or pull apart.; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea" |
| ~ compartmentalise, compartmentalize, cut up | separate into isolated compartments or categories.; "You cannot compartmentalize your life like this!" |
| ~ polarise, polarize | cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions. |
| ~ keep apart, sequestrate, set apart, isolate, sequester | set apart from others.; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on" |
| ~ disjoin, disjoint | make disjoint, separated, or disconnected; undo the joining of. |
| ~ disarticulate, disjoint | separate at the joints.; "disjoint the chicken before cooking it" |
| ~ disconnect | make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten. |
| ~ cut | separate with or as if with an instrument.; "Cut the rope" |
| ~ tear | to separate or be separated by force.; "planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars" |
| ~ joint | separate (meat) at the joint. |
| ~ gin | separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin. |
| ~ break | separate from a clinch, in boxing.; "The referee broke the boxers" |
| ~ divide, part, separate | come apart.; "The two pieces that we had glued separated" |
| ~ sever, break up | set or keep apart.; "sever a relationship" |
| ~ rupture, tear, snap, bust | separate or cause to separate abruptly.; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper" |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| adv. | 18. part, partially, partly | in part; in some degree; not wholly.; "I felt partly to blame"; "He was partially paralyzed" |
| piece | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. piece | a separate part of a whole.; "an important piece of the evidence" |
| ~ beam | long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction. |
| ~ part, portion | something less than the whole of a human artifact.; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together" |
| ~ piece of cloth, piece of material | a separate part consisting of fabric. |
| ~ piece of leather | a separate part consisting of leather. |
| ~ scrap | a small piece of something that is left over after the rest has been used.; "she jotted it on a scrap of paper"; "there was not a scrap left" |
| ~ shard, sherd, fragment | a broken piece of a brittle artifact. |
| ~ snip, snippet, snipping | a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off). |
| ~ spindle | a piece of wood that has been turned on a lathe; used as a baluster, chair leg, etc.. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. piece | an item that is an instance of some type.; "he designed a new piece of equipment"; "she bought a lovely piece of china" |
| ~ item | a whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection.; "they reduced the price on many items" |
| n. (communication) | 3. composition, musical composition, opus, piece, piece of music | a musical work that has been created.; "the composition is written in four movements" |
| ~ morceau | a short literary or musical composition. |
| ~ sheet music | a musical composition in printed or written form.; "she turned the pages of the music as he played" |
| ~ music | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner. |
| ~ musical arrangement, arrangement | a piece of music that has been adapted for performance by a particular set of voices or instruments. |
| ~ realisation, realization | a musical composition that has been completed or enriched by someone other than the composer. |
| ~ coda, finale | the closing section of a musical composition. |
| ~ intermezzo | a short piece of instrumental music composed for performance between acts of a drama or opera. |
| ~ allegro | a musical composition or musical passage to be performed quickly in a brisk lively manner. |
| ~ allegretto | a musical composition or musical passage to be performed at a somewhat quicker tempo than andante but not as fast as allegro. |
| ~ andante | a musical composition or musical passage to be performed moderately slow. |
| ~ introit | a composition of vocal music that is appropriate for opening church services. |
| ~ solo | a musical composition for one voice or instrument (with or without accompaniment). |
| ~ duette, duet, duo | a musical composition for two performers. |
| ~ trio | a musical composition for three performers. |
| ~ quartette, quartet | a musical composition for four performers. |
| ~ quintet, quintette | a musical composition for five performers. |
| ~ sextet, sestet, sextette | a musical composition written for six performers. |
| ~ septette, septet | a musical composition written for seven performers. |
| ~ octette, octet | a musical composition written for eight performers. |
| ~ bagatelle | a light piece of music for piano. |
| ~ divertimento, serenade | a musical composition in several movements; has no fixed form. |
| ~ canon | a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts. |
| ~ etude | a short composition for a solo instrument; intended as an exercise or to demonstrate technical virtuosity. |
| ~ idyl, pastoral, pastorale, idyll | a musical composition that evokes rural life. |
| ~ toccata | a baroque musical composition (usually for a keyboard instrument) with full chords and rapid elaborate runs in a rhythmically free style. |
| ~ fantasia | a musical composition of a free form usually incorporating several familiar themes. |
| ~ musical passage, passage | a short section of a musical composition. |
| ~ movement | a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata.; "the second movement is slow and melodic" |
| ~ largo | (music) a composition or passage that is to be performed in a slow and dignified manner. |
| ~ larghetto | (music) a composition or passage played in a slow tempo slightly faster than largo but slower than adagio. |
| ~ suite | a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected. |
| ~ symphonic poem, tone poem | an orchestral composition based on literature or folk tales. |
| ~ medley, pastiche, potpourri | a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources. |
| ~ nocturne, notturno | a pensive lyrical piece of music (especially for the piano). |
| ~ adagio | (music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully).; "they played the adagio too quickly" |
| ~ song, vocal | a short musical composition with words.; "a successful musical must have at least three good songs" |
| ~ study | a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique.; "a study in spiccato bowing" |
| ~ capriccio | an instrumental composition that doesn't adhere to rules for any specific musical form and is played with improvisation. |
| ~ motet | an unaccompanied choral composition with sacred lyrics; intended to be sung as part of a church service; originated in the 13th century. |
| ~ program music, programme music | musical compositions intended to evoke images or remind the listener of events. |
| ~ incidental music | music composed to accompany the action of a drama or to fill intervals between scenes. |
| n. (communication) | 4. piece | an artistic or literary composition.; "he wrote an interesting piece on Iran"; "the children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests" |
| ~ creation | an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone. |
| ~ article | nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication. |
| ~ morceau | a short literary or musical composition. |
| ~ afterpiece | a brief dramatic piece (usually comic) presented after a play. |
| ~ fragment | an incomplete piece.; "fragments of a play" |
| ~ hiatus | a missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript). |
| n. (artifact) | 5. firearm, piece, small-arm | a portable gun.; "he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster" |
| ~ autoloader, self-loader | a firearm that reloads itself. |
| ~ firing pin | striker that ignites the charge by striking the primer. |
| ~ gun | a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel). |
| ~ lock | a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun. |
| ~ muzzle loader | an obsolete firearm that was loaded through the muzzle. |
| ~ handgun, pistol, shooting iron, side arm | a firearm that is held and fired with one hand. |
| ~ repeating firearm, repeater | a firearm that can fire several rounds without reloading. |
| ~ rifle | a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore.; "he lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired" |
| ~ riot gun | a firearm designed to disperse rioters rather than to inflict serious injury or death. |
| ~ scattergun, shotgun | firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges. |
| ~ sights | an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument. |
| ~ smoothbore | a firearm that has no rifling. |
| ~ .22, twenty-two | a .22 caliber firearm (pistol or rifle). |
| n. (food) | 6. piece, slice | a serving that has been cut from a larger portion.; "a piece of pie"; "a slice of bread" |
| ~ helping, serving, portion | an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal.; "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each" |
| ~ cutlet, escallop, scollop, scallop | thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled. |
| ~ fish filet, fish fillet, filet, fillet | a longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish. |
| n. (attribute) | 7. piece | a distance.; "it is down the road a piece" |
| ~ distance | the property created by the space between two objects or points. |
| n. (artifact) | 8. art object, objet d'art, piece | a work of art of some artistic value.; "this store sells only objets d'art"; "it is not known who created this piece" |
| ~ virtu | objet d'art collectively (especially fine antiques). |
| ~ work of art | art that is a product of one of the fine arts (especially a painting or sculpture of artistic merit). |
| n. (time) | 9. patch, piece, spell, while | a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition.; "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather" |
| ~ time | an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities).; "he waited a long time"; "the time of year for planting"; "he was a great actor in his time" |
| ~ cold snap, cold spell | a spell of cold weather. |
| ~ hot spell | a spell of hot weather. |
| ~ snap | a spell of cold weather.; "a cold snap in the middle of May" |
| n. (possession) | 10. piece, slice | a share of something.; "a slice of the company's revenue" |
| ~ share, percentage, portion, part | assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group.; "he wanted his share in cash" |
| n. (artifact) | 11. man, piece | game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games.; "he taught me to set up the men on the chess board"; "he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage" |
| ~ black | (board games) the darker pieces. |
| ~ chequer, checker | one of the flat round pieces used in playing the game of checkers. |
| ~ chess piece, chessman | any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess. |
| ~ game equipment | equipment or apparatus used in playing a game. |
| ~ tile | game equipment consisting of a flat thin piece marked with characters and used in board games like Mah-Jong, Scrabble, etc.. |
| ~ white | (board games) the lighter pieces. |
| v. (contact) | 12. patch, piece | to join or unite the pieces of.; "patch the skirt" |
| ~ conjoin, join | make contact or come together.; "The two roads join here" |
| ~ vamp, vamp up | piece (something old) with a new part.; "vamp up an old speech" |
| v. (creation) | 13. assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together | create by putting components or members together.; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee" |
| ~ bring together, join | cause to become joined or linked.; "join these two parts so that they fit together" |
| ~ create, make | make or cause to be or to become.; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" |
| ~ comfit, confection, confect | make into a confection.; "This medicine is home-confected" |
| ~ mix up, jumble, confuse | assemble without order or sense.; "She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence" |
| ~ reassemble | assemble once again, after taking something apart. |
| ~ configure | set up for a particular purpose.; "configure my new computer"; "configure a plane for a combat mission" |
| ~ compound | create by mixing or combining. |
| ~ rig up | erect or construct, especially as a temporary measure.; "Can he rig up a P.A. system?" |
| v. (contact) | 14. piece | join during spinning.; "piece the broken pieces of thread, slivers, and rovings" |
| ~ splice | join by interweaving strands.; "Splice the wires" |
| v. (consumption) | 15. nibble, pick, piece | eat intermittently; take small bites of.; "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles" |
| ~ eat | take in solid food.; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?" |
| v. (change) | 16. patch, piece | repair by adding pieces.; "She pieced the china cup" |
| ~ bushel, fix, furbish up, mend, repair, doctor, touch on, restore | restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken.; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please" |
| portion | | |
| n. (act) | 1. parcel, portion, share | the allotment of some amount by dividing something.; "death gets more than its share of attention from theologians" |
| ~ apportioning, apportionment, parceling, parcelling, allocation, allotment, assignation | the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan.; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state" |
| n. (state) | 2. circumstances, destiny, fate, fortune, lot, luck, portion | your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you).; "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion" |
| ~ condition | a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing.; "the human condition" |
| ~ good fortune, good luck, luckiness | an auspicious state resulting from favorable outcomes. |
| ~ providence | a manifestation of God's foresightful care for his creatures. |
| ~ bad luck, ill luck, tough luck, misfortune | an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes. |
| ~ failure | lack of success.; "he felt that his entire life had been a failure"; "that year there was a crop failure" |
| n. (possession) | 3. dower, dowery, dowry, portion | money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage. |
| ~ gift | something acquired without compensation. |
| n. (food) | 4. helping, portion, serving | an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal.; "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each" |
| ~ meal, repast | the food served and eaten at one time. |
| ~ mouthful, taste | a small amount eaten or drunk.; "take a taste--you'll like it" |
| ~ drumstick | the lower joint of the leg of a fowl. |
| ~ second joint, thigh | the upper joint of the leg of a fowl. |
| ~ white meat, breast | meat carved from the breast of a fowl. |
| ~ wing | the wing of a fowl.; "he preferred the drumsticks to the wings" |
| ~ medallion | a circular helping of food (especially a boneless cut of meat).; "medallions of veal" |
| ~ oyster | a small muscle on each side of the back of a fowl. |
| ~ parson's nose, pope's nose | the tail of a dressed fowl. |
| ~ slice, piece | a serving that has been cut from a larger portion.; "a piece of pie"; "a slice of bread" |
| ~ round of drinks, round | a serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic).; "he ordered a second round" |
| ~ drink | a single serving of a beverage.; "I asked for a hot drink"; "likes a drink before dinner" |
| ~ libation | a serving (of wine) poured out in honor of a deity. |
| ~ small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity | an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude. |
| v. (possession) | 5. allot, assign, portion | give out.; "We were assigned new uniforms" |
| ~ appropriate, earmark, set aside, reserve, allow | give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause.; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day" |
| ~ allocate, apportion | distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose.; "I am allocating a loaf of bread to everyone on a daily basis"; "I'm allocating the rations for the camping trip" |
| ~ deal out, dish out, dispense, distribute, dole out, mete out, parcel out, shell out, lot, administer, allot, deal | administer or bestow, as in small portions.; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks" |
| role | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. function, purpose, role, use | what something is used for.; "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?" |
| ~ usefulness, utility | the quality of being of practical use. |
| ~ raison d'etre | the purpose that justifies a thing's existence. |
| n. (act) | 2. role | normal or customary activity of a person in a particular social setting.; "what is your role on the team?" |
| ~ activity | any specific behavior.; "they avoided all recreational activity" |
| ~ gender role | the overt expression of attitudes that indicate to others the degree of your maleness or femaleness.; "your gender role is the public expression of your gender identity" |
| ~ position | (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player.; "what position does he play?" |
| section | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. section, subdivision | a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical).; "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section" |
| ~ lead-in, lede, lead | the introductory section of a story.; "it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter" |
| ~ piece of writing, written material, writing | the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect).; "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing" |
| ~ canto | a major division of a long poem. |
| ~ above | an earlier section of a written text.; "for instructions refer to the above" |
| ~ sports section | the section of a newspaper that reports on sports. |
| ~ clause, article | a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will). |
| ~ book | a major division of a long written composition.; "the book of Isaiah" |
| ~ chapter | a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled.; "he read a chapter every night before falling asleep" |
| ~ episode | a brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series. |
| ~ spot | a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance.; "they changed his spot on the program" |
| ~ spot | a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising. |
| ~ insert | a folded section placed between the leaves of another publication. |
| ~ introduction | the first section of a communication. |
| ~ narration | (rhetoric) the second section of an oration in which the facts are set forth. |
| ~ close, closing, ending, conclusion, end | the last section of a communication.; "in conclusion I want to say..." |
| ~ passage | a section of text; particularly a section of medium length. |
| ~ mezuza, mezuzah | religious texts from Deuteronomy inscribed on parchment and rolled up in a case that is attached to the doorframe of many Jewish households in accordance with Jewish law. |
| ~ sura | one of the sections (or chapters) in the Koran.; "the Quran is divided in 114 suras" |
| ~ exposition | (music) the section of a movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes first occur. |
| ~ obbligato, obligato | a part of the score that must be performed without change or omission. |
| ~ music | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner. |
| ~ music | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner. |
| ~ recapitulation | (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) in which musical themes that were introduced earlier are repeated. |
| ~ development | (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated. |
| n. (object) | 2. section | a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope.; "sections from the left ventricle showed diseased tissue" |
| ~ microscope slide, slide | a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study. |
| ~ slice | a thin flat piece cut off of some object. |
| n. (location) | 3. section | a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people.; "no section of the nation is more ardent than the South"; "there are three synagogues in the Jewish section" |
| ~ area, country | a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).; "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country" |
| ~ outskirts | outlying areas (as of a city or town).; "they lived on the outskirts of Houston"; "they mingled in the outskirts of the crowd" |
| ~ locality, neck of the woods, neighborhood, neighbourhood, vicinity | a surrounding or nearby region.; "the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville"; "it is a rugged locality"; "he always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood"; "I will drop in on you the next time I am in this neck of the woods" |
| ~ forbidden city | a walled section of Beijing that encloses the palace that was formerly the residence of the emperor of China. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. section, segment | one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object.; "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road" |
| ~ whole, unit | an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity.; "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit" |
| ~ bend, curve | curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.). |
| ~ dado | the section of a pedestal between the base and the surbase. |
| ~ leaf | hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door). |
| ~ length | a section of something that is long and narrow.; "a length of timber"; "a length of tubing" |
| ~ part, portion | something less than the whole of a human artifact.; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together" |
| ~ straightaway, straight | a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse. |
| ~ subsection, subdivision | a section of a section; a part of a part; i.e., a part of something already divided. |
| n. (group) | 5. section | a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon. |
| ~ team, squad | a cooperative unit (especially in sports). |
| ~ platoon | a team of policemen working under the military platoon system. |
| n. (quantity) | 6. section | a land unit equal to 1 square mile. |
| ~ square mile | an area of 640 acres. |
| n. (location) | 7. plane section, section | (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid. |
| ~ surface area, expanse, area | the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary.; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area" |
| ~ geometry | the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces. |
| ~ cross section | a section created by a plane cutting a solid perpendicular to its longest axis. |
| n. (group) | 8. discussion section, section | a small class of students who are part of a larger course but are taught separately.; "a graduate student taught sections for the professor's lecture course" |
| ~ grade, class, course, form | a body of students who are taught together.; "early morning classes are always sleepy" |
| n. (group) | 9. section | a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class. |
| ~ brass section, brass | the section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments. |
| ~ string section, strings | the section of an orchestra that plays stringed instruments. |
| ~ percussion section, rhythm section, percussion | the section of a band or orchestra that plays percussion instruments. |
| ~ reed section | the section of a band or orchestra that plays reed instruments. |
| ~ musical group, musical organisation, musical organization | an organization of musicians who perform together. |
| ~ orchestra | a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players. |
| ~ band | instrumentalists not including string players. |
| n. (group) | 10. section | a small army unit usually having a special function. |
| ~ army unit | a military unit that is part of an army. |
| n. (group) | 11. department, section | a specialized division of a large organization.; "you'll find it in the hardware department"; "she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury" |
| ~ academic department | a division of a school that is responsible for a given subject. |
| ~ business department | a division of a business firm. |
| ~ personnel department, personnel office, staff office, personnel | the department responsible for hiring and training and placing employees and for setting policies for personnel management. |
| ~ government department | a department of government. |
| ~ payroll department, payroll | the department that determines the amounts of wage or salary due to each employee. |
| ~ security department, security | a department responsible for the security of the institution's property and workers.; "the head of security was a former policeman" |
| ~ division | an administrative unit in government or business. |
| n. (food) | 12. section | a segment of a citrus fruit.; "he ate a section of the orange" |
| ~ citrous fruit, citrus, citrus fruit | any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions. |
| ~ segment | one of the parts into which something naturally divides.; "a segment of an orange" |
| n. (act) | 13. incision, section, surgical incision | the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation). |
| ~ cutting, cut | the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge.; "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels" |
| ~ surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, surgery, operation | a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body.; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery" |
| ~ gastromy | surgical incision into the stomach. |
| ~ perineotomy | surgical incision into the perineum. |
| ~ laparotomy | surgical incision into the abdominal wall; often done to examine abdominal organs. |
| ~ orchotomy | surgical incision into the testis to obtain material for analysis (as in cases of abnormally low sperm count). |
| ~ sclerotomy | surgical incision of the sclerotic coat of the eye. |
| ~ nephrotomy | incision into a kidney (usually to remove a kidney stone). |
| ~ thoracotomy | surgical incision into the chest walls opening up the pleural cavity. |
| ~ valvotomy, valvulotomy | incision into a stenosed cardiac valve to relieve the obstruction. |
| ~ phlebotomy, venesection | surgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosis. |
| ~ vasosection, vasotomy | surgical incision into or division of the vas deferens. |
| v. (contact) | 14. section, segment | divide into segments.; "segment an orange"; "segment a compound word" |
| ~ divide, part, separate | come apart.; "The two pieces that we had glued separated" |
| ~ segment | divide or split up.; "The cells segmented" |
| ~ syllabicate, syllabify, syllabise, syllabize | divide into syllables.; "syllabify the words" |
| ~ quarter | divide into quarters.; "quarter an apple" |
| segment | | |
| n. (object) | 1. segment | one of the parts into which something naturally divides.; "a segment of an orange" |
| ~ metamere, somite | one of a series of similar body segments into which some animals are divided longitudinally. |
| ~ sarcomere | one of the segments into which a myofibril is divided. |
| ~ section | a segment of a citrus fruit.; "he ate a section of the orange" |
| ~ part, piece | a portion of a natural object.; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite" |
| ~ internode | a segment of a stem between two nodes. |
| v. (contact) | 2. segment | divide or split up.; "The cells segmented" |
| ~ divide, part, separate | come apart.; "The two pieces that we had glued separated" |
| ~ section, segment | divide into segments.; "segment an orange"; "segment a compound word" |
| divide | | |
| n. (state) | 1. divide | a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility). |
| ~ disagreement, dissonance, dissension | a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters. |
| n. (location) | 2. divide, water parting, watershed | a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems. |
| ~ line | a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent. |
| ~ continental divide | the watershed of a continent (especially the watershed of North America formed by a series of mountain ridges extending from Alaska to Mexico). |
| ~ great divide | that part of the continental divide formed by the Rocky Mountains in the United States. |
| v. (social) | 3. carve up, dissever, divide, separate, split, split up | separate into parts or portions.; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I" |
| ~ change integrity | change in physical make-up. |
| ~ subdivide | divide into smaller and smaller pieces.; "This apartment cannot be subdivided any further!" |
| ~ initialise, initialize, format | divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data.; "Please format this disk before entering data!" |
| ~ sectionalise, sectionalize | divide into sections, especially into geographic sections.; "sectionalize a country" |
| ~ triangulate | divide into triangles or give a triangular form to.; "triangulate the piece of cardboard" |
| ~ unitise, unitize | divide (bulk material) and process as units. |
| ~ lot | divide into lots, as of land, for example. |
| ~ parcel | divide into parts.; "The developers parceled the land" |
| ~ sliver, splinter | divide into slivers or splinters. |
| ~ paragraph | divide into paragraphs, as of text.; "This story is well paragraphed" |
| ~ canton | divide into cantons, of a country. |
| ~ balkanise, balkanize | divide a territory into small, hostile states. |
| v. (cognition) | 4. divide, fraction | perform a division.; "Can you divide 49 by seven?" |
| ~ arithmetic | the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations. |
| ~ calculate, compute, cipher, cypher, figure, reckon, work out | make a mathematical calculation or computation. |
| ~ halve | divide by two; divide into halves.; "Halve the cake" |
| ~ quarter | divide by four; divide into quarters. |
| v. (stative) | 5. divide, separate | act as a barrier between; stand between.; "The mountain range divides the two countries" |
| v. (motion) | 6. divide, separate | make a division or separation. |
| ~ partition, zone | separate or apportion into sections.; "partition a room off" |
| ~ break | destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments.; "He broke the glass plate"; "She broke the match" |
| ~ break up, dissipate, scatter, dispel, disperse | to cause to separate and go in different directions.; "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds" |
| ~ rail off, rail | separate with a railing.; "rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace" |
| ~ detach | separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment.; "detach a regiment" |
| ~ close off, shut off | isolate or separate.; "She was shut off from the friends" |
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