lead-in, lead - the introductory section of a story; "it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter"

piece of writing, written material, writing - the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect); "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing"

canto - a major division of a long poem

sports section - the section of a newspaper that reports on sports

clause, article - a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will)

book - a major division of a long written composition; "the book of Isaiah"

chapter - a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled; "he read a chapter every night before falling asleep"

episode - a brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series

spot - a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance; "they changed his spot on the program"

spot - a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising

insert - a folded section placed between the leaves of another publication

introduction - the first section of a communication

narration - (rhetoric) the second section of an oration in which the facts are set forth

close, closing, ending, conclusion, end - the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..."

passage - a section of text; particularly a section of medium length

mezuza, mezuzah - religious texts from Deuteronomy inscribed on parchment and rolled up in a case that is attached to the doorframe of many Jewish households in accordance with Jewish law

sura - one of the sections (or chapters) in the Koran; "the Quran is divided in 114 suras"

obbligato, obligato - a part of the score that must be performed without change or omission

music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

recapitulation - a section of a musical composition or movement in which themes introduced earlier are repeated

microscope slide, slide - a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study

slice - a thin flat piece cut off of some object

area, country - a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography); "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country"

outskirts - outlying areas (as of a city or town); "they lived on the outskirts of Houston"; "they mingled in the outskirts of the crowd"

locality, neck of the woods, neighborhood, neighbourhood, vicinity - a surrounding or nearby region; "the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville"; "it is a rugged locality"; "he always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood"; "I will drop in on you the next time I am in this neck of the woods"

Forbidden City - a walled section of Beijing that encloses the palace that was formerly the residence of the emperor of China

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"

bend, curve - curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)

dado - the section of a pedestal between the base and the surbase

leaf - hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door)

length - a section of something that is long and narrow; "a length of timber"; "a length of tubing"

portion, part - something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"

straightaway, straight - a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse

subsection, subdivision - a section of a section; a part of a part; i.e., a part of something already divided

team, squad - a cooperative unit

platoon - a team of policemen working under the military platoon system

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"

square mile - an area of 640 acres

geometry - the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces

area, country - a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography); "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country"

cross section - a section created by a plane cutting a solid perpendicular to its longest axis

brass section, brass - the section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments

string section, strings - the section of an orchestra that plays stringed instruments

percussion section, rhythm section, percussion - the section of a band or orchestra that plays percussion instruments

reed section - the section of a band or orchestra that plays reed instruments

musical group, musical organisation, musical organization - an organization of musicians who perform together

orchestra - a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players

band - instrumentalists not including string players

army unit - a military unit that is part of an army

academic department - a division of a school that is responsible for a given subject

business department - a division of a business firm

personnel department, personnel office, staff office, personnel - the department responsible for hiring and training and placing employees and for seting policies for personnel management

government department - a department of government

payroll department, payroll - the department that determines the amounts of wage or salary due to each employee

security department, security - a department responsible for the security of the institution's property and workers; "the head of security was a former policeman"

division - an administrative unit in government or business

citrous fruit, citrus, citrus fruit - any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions

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

cut, cutting - the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge; "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels"

surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, surgery, operation - a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery"

gastromy - surgical incision into the stomach

keratotomy - surgical incision into the cornea

perineotomy - surgical incision into the perineum

laparotomy - surgical incision into the abdominal wall; often done to examine abdominal organs

orchotomy - surgical incision into the testis to obtain material for analysis (as in cases of abnormally low sperm count)

sclerotomy - surgical incision of the sclerotic coat of the eye

nephrotomy - incision into a kidney (usually to remove a kidney stone)

valvotomy, valvulotomy - incision into a stenosed cardiac valve to relieve the obstruction

phlebotomy, venesection - surgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosis

vasosection, vasotomy - surgical incision into or division of the vas deferens

divide, part, separate - come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated"

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

syllabicate, syllabify, syllabise, syllabize - divide into syllables; "syllabify the words"

quarter - divide into quarters; "quarter an apple"