part
part is a 4-letter English word with 39 senses as noun, intransitive verb, adverb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: One of the portions, equal or unequal, into which anything is divided, or regarded as divided; something less than a whole; a number, quantity, mass, or the like, regarded as going to make up, with others, a larger number, quantity, mass, etc., whether actually separate or not; a piece; a fragment; a fraction; a division; a member; a constituent. Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- noun. One of the portions, equal or unequal, into which anything is divided, or regarded as divided; something less than a whole; a number, quantity, mass, or the like, regarded as going to make up, with others, a larger number, quantity, mass, etc., whether actually separate or not; a piece; a fragment; a fraction; a division; a member; a constituent.
- noun. An equal constituent portion; one of several or many like quantities, numbers, etc., into which anything is divided, or of which it is composed; proportional division or ingredient.
- noun. A constituent portion of a living or spiritual whole; a member; an organ; an essential element.
- noun. A constituent of character or capacity; quality; faculty; talent; -- usually in the plural with a collective sense.
- noun. Quarter; region; district; -- usually in the plural.
- noun. Such portion of any quantity, as when taken a certain number of times, will exactly make that quantity; as, 3 is a part of 12; -- the opposite of multiple. Also, a line or other element of a geometrical figure.
- noun. That which belongs to one, or which is assumed by one, or which falls to one, in a division or apportionment; share; portion; lot; interest; concern; duty; office.
- noun. One of the opposing parties or sides in a conflict or a controversy; a faction.
- noun. A particular character in a drama or a play; an assumed personification; also, the language, actions, and influence of a character or an actor in a play; or, figuratively, in real life. See To act a part, under Act.
- noun. One of the different melodies of a concerted composition, which heard in union compose its harmony; also, the music for each voice or instrument; as, the treble, tenor, or bass part; the violin part, etc.
- noun. To divide; to separate into distinct parts; to break into two or more parts or pieces; to sever.
- noun. To divide into shares; to divide and distribute; to allot; to apportion; to share.
- noun. To separate or disunite; to cause to go apart; to remove from contact or contiguity; to sunder.
- noun. Hence: To hold apart; to stand between; to intervene betwixt, as combatants.
- noun. To separate by a process of extraction, elimination, or secretion; as, to part gold from silver.
- noun. To leave; to quit.
- intransitive verb. To be broken or divided into parts or pieces; to break; to become separated; to go asunder; as, rope parts; his hair parts in the middle.
- intransitive verb. To go away; to depart; to take leave; to quit each other; hence, to die; -- often with from.
- intransitive verb. To perform an act of parting; to relinquish a connection of any kind; -- followed by with or from.
- intransitive verb. To have a part or share; to partake.
- adverb. Partly; in a measure.
- noun. 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"
- noun. 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"
- noun. something less than the whole of a human artifact
"the rear part of the house"
"glue the two parts together"
- noun. a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions
"his part was right in the middle"
- noun. 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"
- noun. 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"
- noun. an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
"she played the part of Desdemona"
- noun. the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music
"he tried to sing the tenor part"
- noun. the extended spatial location of something
"the farming regions of France"
"religions in all parts of the world"
- noun. a portion of a natural object
"they analyzed the river into three parts"
"he needed a piece of granite"
- noun. assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
"he wanted his share in cash"
- noun. 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"
- verb. force, take, or pull apart
"He separated the fighting children"
"Moses parted the Red Sea"
- verb. come apart
"The two pieces that we had glued separated"
- verb. leave
"The family took off for Florida"
- verb. go one's own way; move apart
"The friends separated after the party"
- verb. discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
"The business partners broke over a tax question"
"The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"
- adverb. in part; in some degree; not wholly
"I felt partly to blame"
"He was partially paralyzed"
Synonyms
function, office, role, contribution, share, portion, parting, division, section, character, persona, voice, region, piece, percentage, component, constituent, disunite, divide, separate, depart, start, split, break
Anagrams
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Common word forms
parts, parted, parten, parter, partes, partly, parting, partable, partless
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