part
Piece of something
Part is a frequently used word that expresses four different parts of speech.
The core meaning is from the noun: a subdivision of a larger thing.
All other meanings of part are related to this notion of a whole and its subdivisions.
As a verb, part means to divide something that was formerly united.
As an adjective, part has the same meaning as partial, an adjective derived from part.
The noun party comes from the same source as part.
Portion given out
- fractionPart divided by whole
- percentageProportion out of hundred
- proportionComparative relation of parts
- slicePortion cut off
segment · chunk · allotment · quota · allocation · cut · piece · bit
Constructing from components
- moduleIndependent functional component
- subassemblyPrefabricated unit within larger product
- spareHeld in reserve
- replacementWhat takes another's place
fitting · mechanism · element · unit · piece · hardware · accessory · attachment
Broken fragment of something brittle
scrap · snippet · remnant · debris · smithereens · flake · crumb · morsel
Separate into parts
- splitSeparation into parts
- separateTo set apart
- cleaveSplit or adhere
- bisectDivide into two equal portions
sever · break · detach · disconnect · disjoin · dissociate · diverge · ways
Nature, symbol, or role
- leadDense metal, symbol Pb
- supportingBearing or sustaining
- cameoBrief guest appearance
- protagonistStory's central figure
antagonist · understudy · casting · audition · lines · script · performance · ensemble
share
Portion given out
- fractionPart divided by whole
- percentageProportion out of hundred
- proportionComparative relation of parts
slice · segment · chunk · allotment · quota · allocation · cut · piece · bit · measure
assembly
Constructing from components
- moduleIndependent functional component
- subassemblyPrefabricated unit within larger product
- spareHeld in reserve
replacement · fitting · mechanism · element · unit · piece · hardware · accessory · attachment · coupling
shard
Broken fragment of something brittle
sliver · scrap · snippet · remnant · debris · smithereens · flake · crumb · morsel · spall
divide
Separate into parts
bisect · sever · break · detach · disconnect · disjoin · dissociate · diverge · ways · company
character
Nature, symbol, or role
- leadDense metal, symbol Pb
- supportingBearing or sustaining
- cameoBrief guest appearance
protagonist · antagonist · understudy · casting · audition · lines · script · performance · ensemble · walk-on
transistor
Semiconductor signal switch
- capacitorCharge-storing circuit element
- resistorCurrent-limiting circuit element
- diodeOne-way semiconductor
connector · circuit · chip · semiconductor · fuse · relay · inductor · oscillator · rectifier · transformer
comb
Toothed grooming implement
- hairlineScalp-skin boundary
screw
Threaded metal fastener
gasket · bearing · gear · valve · shaft · spring · lever · pump · piston · cam
- Early Mathcounting, numbers, addition, subtraction, zero
- thingsthing, object, item, stuff, article
- abstractionsidea, concept, abstraction, thought, meaning
- componentspieces, piece, elements, element, components
- divisiondivision, divide, divided, dividing, split
- divisionssection, sections, segment, segments, subdivision
- birthday partyAnnual celebration of birth
- surprise partyCovert celebration for an unsuspecting honoree
- throw a partyOrganize a social gathering
- body partsCorporeal structural elements
- part ofBelonging to a whole
- take partBecome involved in
party, partner, apart, apartment, parts, parting, depart, partly, partial