part /pɑrt/
1. 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"
synset: part, portion, component_part, component, constituent
2. something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"
3. a portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite"
4. 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"
synset: part
5. the extended spatial location of something; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space"
6. 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"
synset: function, office, part, role
7. an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the part of Desdemona"
synset: character, role, theatrical_role, part, persona
8. assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash"
synset: share, portion, part, percentage
9. 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"
synset: part, section, division
10. a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions; "his part was right in the middle"
11. the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music; "he tried to sing the tenor part"
12. the effort contributed 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"
synset: contribution, part, share
13. an item that is an instance of some type; "he designed a new piece of equipment"; "she bought a lovely piece of china"; "my dog swallowed a Lego part"
1. go one's own way; move apart; "The friends separated after the party"
2. 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"
synset: separate, part, split_up, split, break, break_up
3. leave; "The family took off for Florida"
synset: depart, part, start, start_out, set_forth, set_off, set_out, take_off
4. come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated"
synset: separate, divide, part
5. force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea"
synset: separate, disunite, divide, part
1. to some extent; in some degree; not wholly; "I felt partly to blame"; "He was partially paralyzed"
synset: partially, partly, part, in_part
antonym: wholly, entirely, completely, totally, all, altogether, whole, right
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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