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Nouns (19)

division

n. (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum

division

n. an administrative unit in government or business

division

n. (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category

division

n. an army unit large enough to sustain combat; "two infantry divisions were held in reserve"

division

n. an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed

division

n. one of the parts into which a country or an organization is divided for political, judicial, military, or other purposes

Division

n. [the act of dividing or separating into parts, groups etc.; the result of it]

division

n. the act or process of dividing

division, naval division

n. a group of ships of similar type

division, air division

n. a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings

class, division

n. a league ranked by quality; "he played baseball in class D for two years"; "Princeton is in the NCAA Division 1-AA"

division, variance

n. discord that splits a group

part, section, division

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"

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Fuzzynyms (123)

class, category, family

n. a collection of things sharing a common attribute; "there are two classes of detergents"

classification, categorization, categorisation

n. a group of people or things arranged by class or category

brood

n. the young of an animal cared for at one time

return, issue, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff

n. the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%"

whole, unit

n. 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"

division

n. (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category

group, grouping

n. any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

unit, social unit

n. an organization regarded as part of a larger social group; "the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"; "after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit"

subsidiary company, subsidiary

n. a company that is completely controlled by another company

class, category, family

n. a collection of things sharing a common attribute; "there are two classes of detergents"

classification, categorization, categorisation

n. a group of people or things arranged by class or category

brood

n. the young of an animal cared for at one time

return, issue, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff

n. the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%"

chapter

n. any distinct period in history or in a person's life; "the industrial revolution opened a new chapter in British history"; "the divorce was an ugly chapter in their relationship"

part, portion, component part, component, constituent

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"

assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri, motley

n. a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions"

taxonomy

n. a classification of organisms into groups based on similarities of structure or origin etc

division

n. (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum

group, grouping

n. any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

movement, social movement, front

n. a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals; "he was a charter member of the movement"; "politicians have to respect a mass movement"; "he led the national liberation front"

section

n. a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class

legion

n. a large military unit; "the French Foreign Legion"

host, legion

n. archaic terms for army

squadron

n. a naval unit that is detached from the fleet for a particular task

contingent, detail

n. a temporary military unit; "the peacekeeping force includes one British contingent"

unit, social unit

n. an organization regarded as part of a larger social group; "the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"; "after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit"

crew

n. the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)

military unit, military force, military group, force

n. a unit that is part of some military service; "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men"

bloc, axis

n. a group of countries in special alliance

set

n. the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon; "before the set of sun"

band

n. a range of frequencies between two limits

military junta, junta

n. a group of military officers who rule a country after seizing power

group, grouping

n. any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

party, political party

n. an organization to gain political power; "in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level"

side

n. one of two or more contesting groups; "the Confederate side was prepared to attack"

divorce, divorcement

n. the legal dissolution of a marriage

motion, movement, move, motility

n. a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"

operation

n. the activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.); "her smooth operation of the vehicle gave us a surprisingly comfortable ride"

controversy, contention, contestation, disputation, disceptation, tilt, argument, arguing

n. a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"

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, 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"

share, portion, part, percentage

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

part, portion

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

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"

particular, specific

n. a fact about some part (as opposed to general); "he always reasons from the particular to the general"

point

n. a brief version of the essential meaning of something; "get to the point"; "he missed the point of the joke"; "life has lost its point"

aspect, facet

n. a distinct feature or element in a problem; "he studied every facet of the question"

type

n. a subdivision of a particular kind of thing; "what type of sculpture do you prefer?"

manner

n. a kind; "what manner of man are you?"

model

n. a type of product; "his car was an old model"

prototype, paradigm, epitome, image

n. a standard or typical example; "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father"

Synonyms (5)

part, portion, component part, component, constituent

Antonyms (5)

combination

n. an alliance of people or corporations or countries for a special purpose (formerly to achieve some antisocial end but now for general political or economic purposes)

combination

n. the act of arranging elements into specified groups without regard to order

combination, combining, compounding

n. the act of combining things to form a new whole

division

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