part

Meanings

• something determined in relation to something that includes it
  • "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"
• something less than the whole of a human artifact
  • "the rear part of the house"
  • "glue the two parts together"
• a portion of a natural object
  • "they analyzed the river into three parts"
• 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"
• the extended spatial location of something
  • "religions in all parts of the world"
• the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
  • "the government must do its part"
• an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
  • "she played the part of Desdemona"
• assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
• one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
  • "the written part of the exam"
• a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions
  • "his part was right in the middle"
• the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music
  • "he tried to sing the tenor part"
• the part played by a person in bringing about a result
• go one's own way; move apart
  • "The friends separated after the party"
• discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
  • "The business partners broke over a tax question"
• leave
• come apart
• force, take, or pull apart
  • "Moses parted the Red Sea"
• in part; in some degree; not wholly
  • "I felt partly to blame"
  • "He was partially paralyzed"

Synonyms

break, break up, character, component, component part, constituent, contribution, depart, disunite, divide, division, function, office, partially, parting, partly, percentage, persona, piece, portion, region, role, section, separate, set forth, set off, set out, share, split, split up, start, start out, take off, theatrical role, voice