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Nouns (17)

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

n. a small army unit usually having a special function

section

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

section

n. a segment of a citrus fruit; "he ate a section of the orange"

section

n. a land unit equal to 1 square mile

section, plane section

n. (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid

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"

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"

incision, section, surgical incision

n. the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)

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Fuzzynyms (116)

region

n. a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth; "penguins inhabit the polar regions"

territory, soil

n. the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state; "American troops were stationed on Japanese soil"

sector

n. a portion of a military position

party, political party

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

group, grouping

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

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

side

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

contingent, detail

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

branch, subdivision, arm

n. a division of some larger or more complex organization; "a branch of Congress"; "botany is a branch of biology"; "the Germanic branch of Indo-European languages"

section

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

branch, subdivision, arm

n. a division of some larger or more complex organization; "a branch of Congress"; "botany is a branch of biology"; "the Germanic branch of Indo-European languages"

detachment

n. a small unit of troops of special composition

group, grouping

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

wing

n. a group within a political party or legislature or other organization that holds distinct views or has a particular function; "they are the progressive wing of the Republican Party"

department

n. a specialized sphere of knowledge; "baking is not my department"; "his work established a new department of literature"

section

n. a small army unit usually having a special function

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"

division

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

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"

fragment

n. an incomplete piece; "fragments of a play"

region

n. a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth; "penguins inhabit the polar regions"

part, section, division

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, 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"

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"

shard, sherd, fragment

n. a broken piece of a brittle artifact

link, linkup, tie, tie-in

n. a fastener that serves to join or connect; "the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction"

noose, running noose, slip noose

n. a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled

ring

n. a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)

hoop, ring

n. a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling; "there was still a rusty iron hoop for tying a horse"

sample

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

measure

n. a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance

plowshare, ploughshare, share

n. a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil

part, section, division

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"

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"

part, portion, component part, component, constituent

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"

news article, news story, newspaper article

n. an article reporting news

movement

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

part, voice

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

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

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