PART as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the function of a teacher
    • the government must do its part
    • play its role
    Hypernyms(s) part is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • any one of a number of individual efforts in a common endeavor
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • I am proud of my contribution to the team’’s success
    • they all did their share of the work
    Hypernyms(s) part is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • something less than the whole of a human artifact
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the rear part of the house
    • glue the two parts together
    Hypernyms(s) part is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  4. Meaning
    • a line where the hair is parted
    Usage Example(s)
    • his part was right in the middle
    Hypernyms(s) part is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  5. Meaning
    • so far as concerns the actor specified
    Usage Example(s)
    • it requires vigilance on our part or they resisted every effort on his part
    Hypernyms(s) part is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  6. Meaning
    • one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the written part of the exam
    • the finance section of the company
    • the BBC’’s engineering division
    Hypernyms(s) part is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  7. Meaning
    • an actor’’s portrayal of someone in a play
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • she played the part of Desdemona
    Hypernyms(s) part is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  8. Meaning
    • the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he tried to sing the tenor part
    Hypernyms(s) part is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  9. Meaning
    • the extended spatial location of something
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the farming regions of France
    • religions in all parts of the world
    • regions of outer space
    Hypernyms(s) part is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  10. Meaning
    • a portion of a natural object
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • they analyzed the river into three parts
    • he needed a piece of granite
    Hypernyms(s) part is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  11. Meaning
    • assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he wanted his share in cash
    Hypernyms(s) part is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  12. Meaning
    • something determined in relation to something that includes it
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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
    Hypernyms(s) part is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)

PART as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • force, take, or pull apart
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • He separated the fighting children
    • Moses parted the Red Sea
    Hypernyms(s) part is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Cause(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • come apart
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The two pieces that we had glued separated
    Hypernyms(s) part is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • leave
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The family took off for Florida
    Hypernyms(s) part is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) See Also Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • go one’’s own away
    • move apart
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The friends separated after the party
    Hypernyms(s) part is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  5. Meaning
    • discontinue an association or relation
    • go different ways
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The business partners broke over a tax question
    • The couple separated after 25 years of marriage
    • My friend and I split up
    Hyponym(s) Derived(s)

PART as ADVERB

  1. Meaning
    • in part
    • in some degree
    • not wholly
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • I felt partly to blame
    • He was partially paralyzed
    Antonym(s) Pertainym(s)