| part | | |
| component, component part, constituent, part, portion | (n.) | 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" |
| part, portion | (n.) | something less than the whole of a human artifact.; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together" |
| part, piece | (n.) | a portion of a natural object.; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite" |
| part | (n.) | 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" |
| part, region | (n.) | the extended spatial location of something.; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space" |
| function, office, part, role | (n.) | 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" |
| character, part, persona, role, theatrical role | (n.) | an actor's portrayal of someone in a play.; "she played the part of Desdemona" |
| part, percentage, portion, share | (n.) | assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group.; "he wanted his share in cash" |
| division, part, section | (n.) | 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" |
| part, parting | (n.) | a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions.; "his part was right in the middle" |
| part, voice | (n.) | the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music.; "he tried to sing the tenor part" |
| contribution, part, share | (n.) | 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" |
| part, separate, split | (v.) | go one's own way; move apart.; "The friends separated after the party" |
| break, break up, part, separate, split, split up | (v.) | 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" |
| depart, part, set forth, set off, set out, start, start out, take off | (v.) | leave.; "The family took off for Florida" |
| divide, part, separate | (v.) | come apart.; "The two pieces that we had glued separated" |
| disunite, divide, part, separate | (v.) | force, take, or pull apart.; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea" |
| part, partially, partly | (adv.) | in part; in some degree; not wholly.; "I felt partly to blame"; "He was partially paralyzed" |
| partial | | |
| partial, partial derivative | (n.) | the derivative of a function of two or more variables with respect to a single variable while the other variables are considered to be constant. |
| overtone, partial, partial tone | (n.) | a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency. |
| partial | (adj.) | being or affecting only a part; not total.; "a partial description of the suspect"; "partial collapse"; "a partial eclipse"; "a partial monopoly"; "partial immunity" |
| partial | (adj.) | showing favoritism. |
| fond, partial | (adj.) | (followed by `of' or `to') having a strong preference or liking for.; "fond of chocolate"; "partial to horror movies" |
| faction | | |
| cabal, camarilla, faction, junto | (n.) | a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue. |
| faction, sect | (n.) | a dissenting clique. |
| part | | |
| item | | |
| item, point | (n.) | 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" |
| detail, item, particular | (n.) | a small part that can be considered separately from the whole.; "it was perfect in all details" |
| item | (n.) | a whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection.; "they reduced the price on many items" |
| detail, item, point | (n.) | an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole.; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information" |
| item, token | (n.) | an individual instance of a type of symbol.; "the word`error' contains three tokens of `r'" |
| item | (adv.) | (used when listing or enumerating items) also.; "a length of chain, item a hook" |
| piece | | |
| piece | (n.) | a separate part of a whole.; "an important piece of the evidence" |
| piece | (n.) | an item that is an instance of some type.; "he designed a new piece of equipment"; "she bought a lovely piece of china" |
| composition, musical composition, opus, piece, piece of music | (n.) | a musical work that has been created.; "the composition is written in four movements" |
| bit, piece | (n.) | an instance of some kind.; "it was a nice piece of work"; "he had a bit of good luck" |
| piece | (n.) | an artistic or literary composition.; "he wrote an interesting piece on Iran"; "the children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests" |
| firearm, piece, small-arm | (n.) | a portable gun.; "he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster" |
| piece, slice | (n.) | a serving that has been cut from a larger portion.; "a piece of pie"; "a slice of bread" |
| piece | (n.) | a distance.; "it is down the road a piece" |
| art object, objet d'art, piece | (n.) | a work of art of some artistic value.; "this store sells only objets d'art"; "it is not known who created this piece" |
| patch, piece, spell, while | (n.) | 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" |
| piece, slice | (n.) | a share of something.; "a slice of the company's revenue" |
| man, piece | (n.) | 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" |
| patch, piece | (v.) | to join or unite the pieces of.; "patch the skirt" |
| assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together | (v.) | create by putting components or members together.; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee" |
| piece | (v.) | join during spinning.; "piece the broken pieces of thread, slivers, and rovings" |
| nibble, pick, piece | (v.) | eat intermittently; take small bites of.; "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles" |
| patch, piece | (v.) | repair by adding pieces.; "She pieced the china cup" |
| particle | | |
| atom, corpuscle, molecule, mote, particle, speck | (n.) | (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything. |
| particle, subatomic particle | (n.) | a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions. |
| particle | (n.) | a function word that can be used in English to form phrasal verbs. |
| section | | |
| section, subdivision | (n.) | 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" |
| section | (n.) | a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope.; "sections from the left ventricle showed diseased tissue" |
| section | (n.) | 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" |
| section, segment | (n.) | 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" |
| section | (n.) | a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon. |
| section | (n.) | a land unit equal to 1 square mile. |
| plane section, section | (n.) | (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid. |
| discussion section, section | (n.) | 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" |
| section | (n.) | a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class. |
| section | (n.) | a small army unit usually having a special function. |
| department, section | (n.) | 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" |
| section | (n.) | a segment of a citrus fruit.; "he ate a section of the orange" |
| incision, section, surgical incision | (n.) | the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation). |
| section, segment | (v.) | divide into segments.; "segment an orange"; "segment a compound word" |
| fragment | | |
| fragment | (n.) | a piece broken off or cut off of something else.; "a fragment of rock" |
| fragment, shard, sherd | (n.) | a broken piece of a brittle artifact. |
| fragment | (n.) | an incomplete piece.; "fragments of a play" |
| break up, fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize | (v.) | break or cause to break into pieces.; "The plate fragmented" |
| bit | | |
| bit, spot | (n.) | 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" |
| bit, chip, flake, fleck, scrap | (n.) | a small fragment of something broken off from the whole.; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye" |
| bit, minute, mo, moment, second | (n.) | an indefinitely short time.; "wait just a moment"; "in a mo"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit" |
| bit | (n.) | 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" |
| bit | (n.) | 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" |
| bit, bite, morsel | (n.) | a small amount of solid food; a mouthful.; "all they had left was a bit of bread" |
| bit, snatch | (n.) | a small fragment.; "overheard snatches of their conversation" |
| act, bit, number, routine, turn | (n.) | 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" |
| bit | (n.) | the part of a key that enters a lock and lifts the tumblers. |
| bit | (n.) | 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" |
| portion | | |
| parcel, portion, share | (n.) | the allotment of some amount by dividing something.; "death gets more than its share of attention from theologians" |
| circumstances, destiny, fate, fortune, lot, luck, portion | (n.) | 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" |
| dower, dowery, dowry, portion | (n.) | money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage. |
| helping, portion, serving | (n.) | 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" |
| allot, assign, portion | (v.) | give out.; "We were assigned new uniforms" |
| splinter | | |
| sliver, splinter | (n.) | a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal.; "he got a splinter in his finger"; "it broke into slivers" |
| break away, secede, splinter | (v.) | withdraw from an organization or communion.; "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away" |
| sliver, splinter | (v.) | divide into slivers or splinters. |
| sliver, splinter | (v.) | break up into splinters or slivers.; "The wood splintered" |
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