| 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. (cognition) | 6. 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. (quantity) | 7. section | a land unit equal to 1 square mile. |
| ~ square mile | an area of 640 acres. |
| n. (location) | 8. 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) | 9. 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) | 10. 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) | 11. section | a small army unit usually having a special function. |
| ~ army unit | a military unit that is part of an army. |
| n. (group) | 12. 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) | 13. 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) | 14. 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) | 15. 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" |
| story | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. narration, narrative, story, tale | a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program.; "his narrative was interesting"; "Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children" |
| ~ tearjerker | an excessively sentimental narrative. |
| ~ subject matter, content, message, substance | what a communication that is about something is about. |
| ~ canterbury tales | an uncompleted series of tales written after 1387 by Geoffrey Chaucer. |
| ~ tall tale | an improbable (unusual or incredible or fanciful) story. |
| ~ folk tale, folktale | a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk. |
| ~ sob story, sob stuff | a sentimental story (or drama) of personal distress; designed to arouse sympathy. |
| ~ fairy story, fairy tale, fairytale | a story about fairies; told to amuse children. |
| ~ nursery rhyme | a tale in rhymed verse for children. |
| n. (communication) | 2. story | a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events.; "he writes stories for the magazines" |
| ~ fiction | a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact. |
| ~ adventure story, heroic tale | a story of an adventure. |
| ~ mystery story, whodunit, mystery | a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie. |
| ~ love story, romance | a story dealing with love. |
| ~ legend, fable | a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events. |
| ~ short story | a prose narrative shorter than a novel. |
| ~ allegory, apologue, parable, fable | a short moral story (often with animal characters). |
| ~ myth | a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people. |
| ~ parable | (New Testament) any of the stories told by Jesus to convey his religious message.; "the parable of the prodigal son" |
| ~ plot | the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc..; "the characters were well drawn but the plot was banal" |
| ~ climax, culmination | the decisive moment in a novel or play.; "the deathbed scene is the climax of the play" |
| ~ anticlimax, bathos | a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. floor, level, storey, story | a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale.; "what level is the office on?" |
| ~ basement, cellar | the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage. |
| ~ building, edifice | a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place.; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" |
| ~ first floor, ground floor, ground level | the floor of a building that is at or nearest to the level of the ground around the building. |
| ~ attic, garret, loft | floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage. |
| ~ loft | floor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space. |
| ~ entresol, mezzanine floor, mezzanine | intermediate floor just above the ground floor. |
| ~ structure, construction | a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts.; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" |
| n. (communication) | 4. account, chronicle, history, story | a record or narrative description of past events.; "a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead" |
| ~ history | the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings.; "he teaches Medieval history"; "history takes the long view" |
| ~ ancient history | a history of the ancient world. |
| ~ etymology | a history of a word. |
| ~ case history | detailed record of the background of a person or group under study or treatment. |
| ~ historical document, historical paper, historical record | writing having historical value (as opposed to fiction or myth etc.). |
| ~ chronological record, annals | a chronological account of events in successive years. |
| ~ biography, life history, life story, life | an account of the series of events making up a person's life. |
| ~ record | anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events.; "the film provided a valuable record of stage techniques" |
| ~ recital | a detailed account or description of something.; "he was forced to listen to a recital of his many shortcomings" |
| n. (communication) | 5. account, news report, report, story, write up | a short account of the news.; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious" |
| ~ news | information reported in a newspaper or news magazine.; "the news of my death was greatly exaggerated" |
| ~ newsletter, newssheet | report or open letter giving informal or confidential news of interest to a special group. |
| ~ bulletin | a brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast). |
| ~ communique, despatch, dispatch | an official report (usually sent in haste). |
| ~ urban legend | a story that appears mysteriously and spreads spontaneously in various forms and is usually false; contains elements of humor or horror and is popularly believed to be true. |
| ~ exclusive, scoop | a news report that is reported first by one news organization.; "he got a scoop on the bribery of city officials" |
| n. (communication) | 6. fib, story, tale, taradiddle, tarradiddle | a trivial lie.; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?" |
| ~ lie, prevarication | a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth. |
| ~ cock-and-bull story, fairy story, fairy tale, fairytale, song and dance | an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse. |
| stack up | | |
| v. (contact) | 1. heap up, pile up, stack up | arrange into piles or stacks.; "She piled up her books in my living room" |
| ~ gather, pull together, collect, garner | assemble or get together.; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together" |
| junta | | |
| n. (group) | 1. junta, military junta | a group of military officers who rule a country after seizing power. |
| ~ clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, camp, pack | an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose. |
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