partition

partition is a 9-letter English word with 13 senses as verb, transitive verb, and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; separation; division; distribution; as, the partition of a kingdom. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 13 · 13 senses

Definitions

1. verb. The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; separation; division; distribution; as, the partition of a kingdom.
2. verb. That which divides or separates; that by which different things, or distinct parts of the same thing, are separated; separating boundary; dividing line or space; specifically, an interior wall dividing one part or apartment of a house, an inclosure, or the like, from another; as, a brick partition; lath and plaster partitions.
3. verb. A part divided off by walls; an apartment; a compartment.
4. verb. The servance of common or undivided interests, particularly in real estate. It may be effected by consent of parties, or by compulsion of law.
5. verb. A score.
6. transitive verb. To divide into parts or shares; to divide and distribute; as, to partition an estate among various heirs.
7. transitive verb. To divide into distinct parts by lines, walls, etc.; as, to partition a house.
8. noun. the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart

   Synonyms: division, partitioning, segmentation

9. noun. a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)

   Synonyms: divider

10. noun. (anatomy) a structure that separates areas in an organism
11. noun. (computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit
12. verb. separate or apportion into sections

    "partition a room off"

    Synonyms: zone

13. verb. divide into parts, pieces, or sections

    "The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British"

Synonyms

division, partitioning, segmentation, divider, zone

Common word forms

partitions, partitional, partitioned, partitioner, partitioning, partitionment

Words from these letters

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