n. [an element of the whole]

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"

n. the extended spatial location of something; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space"

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"

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

n. the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music; "he tried to sing the tenor part"

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

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"

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"

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"

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"

n. an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the part of Desdemona"

v. go one's own way; move apart; "The friends separated after the party"

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"

v. leave; "The family took off for Florida"

adv. in part; in some degree; not wholly; "I felt partly to blame"; "He was partially paralyzed"

adj. relating to only part of a whole: "part owner"

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"

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"

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

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"

n. an artistic or literary composition; "he wrote an interesting piece on Iran"; "the children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests"

n. a broken piece of a brittle artifact

n. a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded

n. structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage

n. a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic

n. a wrapped container

n. an extended area of land

n. all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class

n. a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal; "he got a splinter in his finger"; "it broke into slivers"

n. an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

n. a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata; "the second movement is slow and melodic"

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"

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"

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"

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"

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

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"

n. an artistic or literary composition; "he wrote an interesting piece on Iran"; "the children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests"

n. that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly

n. a proportional share assigned to each participant

n. an interest in land capable of being inherited

n. (computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions

n. the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)

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"

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"

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

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

n. an artistic or literary composition; "he wrote an interesting piece on Iran"; "the children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests"

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

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"

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

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

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

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

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

n. the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr

n. the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading"

n. making voluntary contributions to aid the poor

n. a grant paid by a government to an enterprise that benefits the public; "a subsidy for research in artificial intelligence"

n. demand for something as rightful or due; "they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day"

n. a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly); "sailing is her favorite pastime"; "his main pastime is gambling"; "he counts reading among his interests"; "they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits"

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"

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"

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

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

n. an artistic or literary composition; "he wrote an interesting piece on Iran"; "the children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests"

n. (physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory)

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"

n. a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity)

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"

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

n. (mathematics) a quantity expressed as the root of another quantity

n. as far as something can go

n. the boundary of a specific area

n. a person involved in legal proceedings; "the party of the first part"

n. an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute; "there are two sides to every question"

n. an artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"

n. the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge; "the lead was in the dummy"

v. remove from customary environment or associations; "years of boarding school estranged the child from her home"

v. force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea"

v. leave behind; "the students deserted the campus after the end of exam period"

v. remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion; "We escaped to our summer house for a few days"; "The president of the company never manages to get away during the summer"

v. return or repeat a telephone call; "I am busy right now--can you call back in an hour?"; "She left a message but the contractor never called back"

v. remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank"

adv. in a relative manner; by comparison to something else; "the situation is relatively calm now"

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"

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"

adj. signifying an exact divisor or factor of a quantity

adj. lacking a part or parts; "a broken set of encyclopedia"

adj. constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup)

adj. constituting a division or an aliquot part of the basic monetary unit; "American divisional (fractional) coins include the dime and the nickel"; "fractional currency is currency in denominations less than the basic monetary unit"

adj. consisting of small disconnected parts; "fragmentary remains"

adj. consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity; "a half chicken"; "lasted a half hour"

adj. including only half or a portion; "halfway measures"

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"

adj. consisting of one of four equivalent parts: "a quarter pound of butter"

adj. (prefix) half or partial: "semicircular"; "semiannual"; "semiconscious"

adj. being one of three equal parts; "a third share of the money"

adj. representing three quarters of something; "a three-quarter-length portrait"; "a three-quarter view"

n. [the total or complete amount of something]

n. the state of being total and complete; "he read the article in its entirety"; "appalled by the totality of the destruction"

v. become one; "Germany unified officially in 1990"; "the cells merge"

v. reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight"

adv. to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly'); "he was wholly convinced"; "entirely satisfied with the meal"; "it was completely different from what we expected"; "was completely at fault"; "a totally new situation"; "the directions were all wrong"; "it was not altogether her fault"; "an altogether new approach"; "a whole new idea"

adv. to a great depth psychologically; "They felt the loss deeply"