relation - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together

language unit, linguistic unit - one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed

item, point - a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list; "he noticed an item in the New York Times"; "she had several items on her shopping list"; "the main point on the agenda was taken up first"

meronymy, part to whole relation - the semantic relation that holds between a part and the whole

basis, base - the most important or necessary part of something; "the basis of this drink is orange juice"

detail, particular, item - a small part that can be considered separately from the whole; "it was perfect in all details"

unit - an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole; "the reduced the number of units and installations"; "the word is a basic linguistic unit"

member - anything that belongs to a set or class; "snakes are members of the class Reptilia"; "members of the opposite sex"

substance - the stuff of which an object consists

remainder, residual, residuum, rest, residue, balance - something left after other parts have been taken away; "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance"

subpart - a part of a part

location - a point or extent in space

atmosphere, air - the mass of air surrounding the Earth; "there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere"; "it was exposed to the air"

biosphere - the regions of the surface and atmosphere of the Earth (or other planet) where living organisms exist

depth - (usually plural) the deepest and most remote part; "from the depths of darkest Africa"; "signals received from the depths of space"

interplanetary space - the part of outer space within the solar system

interstellar space - the space between stars

heliosphere - the region inside the heliopause containing the sun and solar system

intergalactic space - the space between galaxies; "the Milky Way travels through intergalactic space"

deep space - any region in space outside the solar system

aerospace - the atmosphere and outer space considered as a whole

zone - an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic

belt - an elongated region where a specific condition is found; "a belt of high pressure"

bottom - the lowest part of anything; "they started at the bottom of the hill"

county - a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government; "the county has a population of 12,345 people"

distance - a distant region; "I could see it in the distance"

eden, heaven, paradise, Shangri-la, promised land, nirvana - any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

extremity - the outermost or farthest region or point

D region, D-layer - the lowest region of the ionosphere (35 to 50 miles up) that reflects low-frequency radio waves

Appleton layer, F layer, F region - the highest region of the ionosphere (from 90 to 600 miles up) that contains the highest concentration of free electrons and is most useful for long-range radio transmission

E layer, E region, Heaviside layer, Kennelly-Heaviside layer - a region of the ionosphere (from 50 to 90 miles up) that reflects radio waves of medium length

hell, hell on earth, hellhole, inferno, snake pit, the pits - any place of pain and turmoil; "the hell of battle"; "the inferno of the engine room"; "when you're alone Christmas is the pits";

inside, interior - the region that is inside of something

ionosphere - the outer region of the Earth's atmosphere; contains a high concentration of free electrons

layer - a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another

exterior, outside - the region that is outside of something

radius - a circular region whose area is indicated by the length of its radius; "they located it within a radius of 2 miles"

side - a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location; "they always sat on the right side of the church"; "he never left my side"

air - the region above the ground; "her hand stopped in mid air"; "he threw the ball into the air"

vacuity, vacuum - a region empty of matter

top - the upper part of anything; "the mower cuts off the tops of the grass"; "the title should be written at the top of the first page"

zodiac - a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes

mansion, planetary house, sign of the zodiac, star sign, sign, house - (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided

Witwatersrand, Reef, Rand - a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese

black hole - a region of space resulting from the collapse of a star; extremely high gravitational field

maria, mare - a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon

concern - something that interests you because it is important or affects you; "the safety of the ship is the captain's concern"

whole thing, whole, unit - an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit"

object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"

appendage - a part that is joined to something larger

bulb - a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end); "the bulb of a syringe"

stub, butt - the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)

constituent, element, component - an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system"

cutout - a part that is cut out or is intended to be cut out

foible - the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip

forte - the stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible

fraction - a small part or item forming a piece of a whole

heel - (golf) the part of the clubhead where it joins the shaft

hub - the central part of a car wheel (or fan or propeller etc) through which the shaft or axle passes

jetsam - the part of a ship's equipment or cargo that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in a storm

limb - either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip; "the upper limb of the bow"

peen - the part of a hammerhead opposite the flat striking surface (may have various shapes)

piece - a separate part of a whole; "an important piece of the evidence"

pressing - a metal or plastic part that is made by a mechanical press

segment, section - one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object; "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road"

waist, shank - the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole

toe - (golf) the part of a clubhead farthest from the shaft

turnout, widening - a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park

wreckage - the remaining parts of something that has been wrecked; "they searched the wreckage for signs of survivors"

concept, conception, construct - an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances

beginning - the first part or section of something; "`It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story"

middle - an intermediate part or section; "A whole is that which has beginning, middle, and end"- Aristotle

end - a final part or section; "we have given it at the end of the section since it involves the calculus"; "Start at the beginning and go on until you come to the end"

high point - the most enjoyable part of a given experience; "the trumpet solo was the high point of the concert"

component, element, factor, ingredient, constituent - an abstract part of something; "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech"

whole - all of something including all its component elements or parts; "Europe considered as a whole"; "the whole of American literature"

duty - work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons; "the duties of the job"

capacity - a specified function; "he was employed in the capacity of director"; "he should be retained in his present capacity at a higher salary"

hat - an informal term for a person's role; "he took off his politician's hat and talked frankly"

portfolio - the role of the head of a government department; "he holds the portfolio for foreign affairs"

lieu, stead, place, position - the function or position properly or customarily occupied or served by another; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of"

second fiddle - a secondary role or function; "he hated to play second fiddle to anyone"

thing - a separate and self-contained entity

body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity

corpus - the main part of an organ or other bodily structure

acicula - a needle-like part or structure of a plant or animal or crystal; as a spine or bristle or crystal

base - the bottom or lowest part; "the base of the mountain"

corner - a projecting part that is corner-shaped; "he knocked off the corners"

craton - the part of a continent that is stable and forms the central mass of the continent; typically Precambrian

cutting - a piece cut off from the main part of something

fragment - a piece broken off or cut off of something else; "a fragment of rock"

lump, hunk - a large piece of something without definite shape; "a hunk of bread"; "a lump of coal"

nub, stub - a small piece; "a nub of coal"; "a stub of a pencil"

segment - one of the parts into which something naturally divides; "a segment of an orange"

slice - a thin flat piece cut off of some object

strip - a relatively long narrow piece of something; "he felt a flat strip of muscle"

building block, unit - a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else; "units of nucleic acids"

world - a part of the earth that can be considered separately; "the outdoor world"; "the world of insects"

personation, portrayal, characterization, enactment - acting the part of a character on stage; dramaticially representing the character by speech and action and gesture

bit part, minor role - a small role

heavy - a serious (or tragic) role in a play

hero - the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem

ingenue - the role of an innocent artless young woman in a play

name part, title role - the role of the character after whom the play is named

heroine - the main good female character in a work of fiction

baddie, villain - the principle bad character in a film or work of fiction

net income, net profit, profit, profits, earnings, lucre, net - the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

tranche - a portion of something (especially money)

dispensation - a share that has been dispensed or distributed

dole - a share of money or food or clothing that has been charitably given

way - a portion of something divided into shares; "the split the loot three ways"

ration - a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity)

allowance - an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period); "travel allowance"; "my weekly allowance of two eggs"; "a child's allowance should not be too generous"

slice, piece - a share of something; "a slice of the company's revenue"

split - a promised or claimed share of loot or money; "he demanded his split before they disbanded"

stake, interest - (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something; "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future"

profit sharing - a system in which employees receive a share of the net profits of the business

cut - a share of the profits; "everyone got a cut of the earnings"

allocation, allotment - a share set aside for a specific purpose

assets - anything of material value or usefulness

attempt, effort, try, endeavor, endeavour - earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"

end - the part you are expected to play; "he held up his end"

melodic line, melodic phrase, melody, tune, strain, air, line - a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven"

primo - the principal part of a duet (especially a piano duet)

secondo - the second or lower part of a duet (especially a piano duet)

voice part - a part written for a singer

musical accompaniment, accompaniment, backup, support - a subordinate musical part; provides background for more important parts

bass part, bass - the lowest part in polyphonic music

hair - dense growth of hairs covering the body or parts of it (as on the human head); helps prevent heat loss; "he combed his hair"

line - a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent

move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"

dissipate, scatter, disperse, spread out - move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached";

break up - come apart; "the group broke up"

diffract - undergo diffraction; "laser light diffracts electrons"

give the bounce, give the gate, give the axe - terminate a relationship abruptly; "Mary gave John the axe after she saw him with another woman"

disunify, break apart - break up or separate; "The country is disunifying"; "Yugoslavia broke apart after 1989"

disassociate, disjoint, dissociate, disunite, divorce - part; cease or break association with; "She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president"

break with - end a relationship; "China broke with Russia"

split up, divorce - get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage; "The couple divorced after only 6 months"

secede, splinter, break away - withdraw from an organization or communion; "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away"

break away, break - interrupt a continued activity; "She had broken with the traditional patterns"

go forth, leave, go away - go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"

lift off, take off - depart from the ground; "The plane took off two hours late"

roar off - leave; "The car roared off into the fog"

blaze out, blaze - move rapidly and as if blazing; "The spaceship blazed out into space"

sally forth, sally out - set out in a sudden, energetic or violent manner

dispense with, part with, spare, give up - give up what is not strictly needed; "he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey"

change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"

subdivide - form into subdivisions; "The cells subdivided"

polarise, polarize - become polarized in a conflict or contrasting situation

calve, break up - release ice; "The icebergs and glaciers calve"

break away, chip, chip off, come off, break off - break off (a piece from a whole); "Her tooth chipped"

disjoin, disjoint - become separated, disconnected or disjoint

come away, come off, detach - come to be detached; "His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery"

segregate - divide from the main body or mass and collect; "Many towns segregated into new counties"; "Experiments show clearly that genes segregate"

segment - divide or split up; "The cells segmented"

reduce - undergo meiosis; "The cells reduce"

section, segment - divide into segments; "segment an orange"; "segment a compound word"

partition, partition off - divide into parts, pieces, or sections; "The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British"

discerp, dismember, take apart - divide into pieces; "our department was dismembered when our funding dried up"; "The Empire was discerped after the war"

gerrymander - divide unfairly and to one's advantage; of voting districts

compartmentalise, compartmentalize, cut up - separate into isolated compartments or categories; "You cannot compartmentalize your life like this!"

polarise, polarize - cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions

keep apart, sequestrate, set apart, isolate, sequester - set apart from others; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on"

disjoin, disjoint - make disjoint, separated, or disconnected; undo the joining of

disarticulate, disjoint - separate at the joints; "disjoint the chicken before cooking it"

disconnect - make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten

cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"

tear - to separate or be separated by force; "planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars"

joint - separate (meat) at the joint

gin - separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin

break - separate from a clinch, in boxing; "The referee broke the boxers"

sever, break up - set or keep apart; "sever a relationship"

rupture, tear, snap, bust - separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"

move, displace - cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"