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part > 18 senses
ADVERB1part, partially, partlyIn part
NOUN1part, portion, component part, componentSomething determined in relation to something that includes it
2part, regionThe extended spatial location of something
3partSo far as concerns the actor specified
4part, portionSomething less than the whole of a human artifact
5part, section, divisionOne of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
6part, function, office, roleThe actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
7part, pieceA portion of a natural object
8part, character, role, theatrical role, personaAn actor's portrayal of someone in a play
9part, share, portion, percentageAssets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
10part, contribution, shareAny one of a number of individual efforts in a common endeavor
11part, voiceThe melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music
12partA line where the hair is parted
VERB1part, separate, splitGo one's own away
2part, separate, split up, split, break, break upDiscontinue an association or relation
3part, depart, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take offLeave
4part, separate, divideCome apart
5part, separate, disunite, divideForce, take, or pull apart
part > pronunciation
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part > noun 1, relation
MeaningSomething determined in relation to something that includes it.
Examples"he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"
Synonymsportion, component part, component
Part ofmeronymy, part to whole relation
Narrowerlanguage unit, linguistic unit; item, point; basis, base; detail, particular, item; unit; member; substance; remainder, balance, residual, residue, residuum, rest; subpart
Broaderrelation
Adjectivespartitive
part > noun 2, location
MeaningThe extended spatial location of something.
Examples"religions in all parts of the world"
Synonymsregion
Narroweratmosphere, air; biosphere; depth; interplanetary space; interstellar space; heliosphere; intergalactic space; deep space; aerospace; zone; belt; bottom; county; distance; eden, paradise, nirvana, heaven, promised land, Shangri-la; extremity; D-layer, D region; Appleton layer, F layer, F region; Heaviside layer, Kennelly-Heaviside layer, E layer, E region; hell, hell on earth, hellhole, snake pit, the pits, inferno; inside, interior; ionosphere; layer; outside, exterior; radius; side; air; vacuum, vacuity; top; zodiac; sign of the zodiac, star sign, sign, mansion, house, planetary house; Witwatersrand, Rand, Reef; black hole; mare, maria
Broaderlocation
part > noun 3, cognition
MeaningSo far as concerns the actor specified.
Examples"it requires vigilance on our part" or "they resisted every effort on his part";
Broaderconcern
part > noun 4, artifact
MeaningSomething less than the whole of a human artifact.
Examples"the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"
Synonymsportion
Part ofwhole, whole thing, unit
Narrowerappendage; bulb; butt, stub; component, constituent, element; cutout; foible; forte; fraction; heel; hub; jetsam; limb; peen; piece; pressing; section, segment; shank, waist; toe; turnout, widening; wreckage
Broaderobject, physical object
part > noun 5, cognition
MeaningOne of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole.
Examples"the written part of the exam"
Synonymssection, division
Part ofwhole
Narrowerbeginning; middle; end; high point; component, constituent, element, factor, ingredient
Broaderconcept, conception, construct
part > noun 6, act
MeaningThe actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group.
Examples"the government must do its part"
Synonymsfunction, office, role
Narrowercapacity; hat; portfolio; stead, position, place, lieu; second fiddle
Broaderduty
part > noun 7, object
MeaningA portion of a natural object.
Examples"they analyzed the river into three parts"
Synonymspiece
Part ofunit, building block
Narrowerbody part; corpus; acicula; base; corner; craton; cutting; fragment; hunk, lump; nub, stub; segment; slice; strip; world
Broaderthing
part > noun 8, cognition
MeaningAn actor's portrayal of someone in a play.
Examples"she played the part of Desdemona"
Synonymscharacter, role, theatrical role, persona
Narrowerbit part, minor role; heavy; hero; ingenue; title role, name part; heroine; villain, baddie
Broaderportrayal, characterization, enactment, personation
part > noun 9, possession
MeaningAssets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group.
Synonymsshare, portion, percentage
Part ofnet income, net, net profit, lucre, profit, profits, earnings
Narrowertranche; dispensation; dole; way; ration; allowance; slice, piece; split; interest, stake; profit sharing; cut; allotment, allocation
Broaderassets
part > noun 10, act
MeaningAny one of a number of individual efforts in a common endeavor.
Synonymscontribution, share
Narrowerend
Broaderattempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
part > noun 11, communication
MeaningThe melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music.
Examples"he tried to sing the tenor part"
Synonymsvoice
Narrowerprimo; secondo; voice part; accompaniment, musical accompaniment, backup, support; bass, bass part
Broadertune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase
part > noun 12, body
MeaningA line where the hair is parted.
Examples"his part was right in the middle"
Part ofhair
Broaderline
part > adverb
MeaningIn part. In some degree. Not wholly.
Examples"I felt partly to blame"; "He was partially paralyzed"
Synonymspartially, partly
Contrarywholly, entirely, completely, totally, all, altogether, whole
part > verb 1, motion
MeaningGo one's own away. Move apart.
PatternSomething ----s; Somebody ----s
Examples"The friends separated after the party"
Synonymsseparate, split
Narrowerdisperse, dissipate, scatter, spread out; break up; diffract
Broadermove
Nounsparting
part > verb 2, social
MeaningDiscontinue an association or relation. Go different ways.
PatternSomebody ----s
Examples"The business partners broke over a tax question"
Synonymsseparate, split up, split, break, break up
Narrowergive the axe, give the bounce, give the gate; disunify, break apart; disassociate, dissociate, divorce, disunite, disjoint; break with; divorce, split up; secede, splinter, break away; break, break away
part > verb 3, motion
MeaningLeave.
PatternSomething ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Synonymsdepart, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off
Narrowertake off, lift off; roar off; blaze, blaze out; sally forth, sally out
Broaderleave, go forth, go away
See alsopart with
Nounsparting
part > verb 4, contact
MeaningCome apart.
PatternSomething ----s
Synonymsseparate, divide
Caused byseparate, disunite, divide, part
Entailed byshare, divvy up, portion out, apportion, deal
Narrowersubdivide; polarize, polarise; calve, break up; chip, chip off, come off, break away, break off; disjoin, disjoint; detach, come off, come away; segregate; segment; reduce; segment, section; partition, partition off; dismember, take apart, discerp; gerrymander
Broaderchange
part > verb 5, contact
MeaningForce, take, or pull apart.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something from somebody
ModelThey part their hair
Examples"Moses parted the Red Sea"
Synonymsseparate, disunite, divide
Cause toseparate, divide, part
Entailed byunravel, unknot, unscramble, untangle, unpick
Narrowercompartmentalize, compartmentalise, cut up; polarize, polarise; sequester, sequestrate, keep apart, set apart, isolate; disjoin, disjoint; disjoint, disarticulate; disconnect; cut; tear; joint; gin; break; sever, break up; tear, rupture, snap, bust
Broadermove, displace

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