parts
Pieces of something
Parts are pieces or portions of something larger.
A machine has parts; so does a story, a country, or a body.
To take part is to participate.
Parts can mean a region: She's not from these parts.
In acting, a part is a role: He landed the lead part.
To part is to separate: The crowd parted, We parted ways.
Someone's parts, now old-fashioned, are their talents or abilities: a man of many parts.
Board game figure
- pawnUnwitting tool of another
- rookChess piece or corvid
- bishopDiocesan clergy head
- knightHonored mounted soldier
queen · king · token · meeple · domino · dice · tile · piece
Physical structure, living thing
- limbsBody's major appendages
- organsFunctional body parts
- torsoBody without limbs
- extremitiesBody's outermost parts
segments · appendages · regions · sections · tissues · systems · members · divisions
Broken fragment of something brittle
- splinterThin sharp fragment
- chipSmall broken-off piece
- sliverThin split-off piece
- shrapnelScattered explosion fragments
debris · remnant · bits · scraps · pieces · smithereens · rubble · wreckage
Constructing from components
- moduleIndependent functional component
- subsystemComponent within larger system
- mechanismMeans by which something operates
- unitIndividual part or measure
system · device · apparatus · integration · structure · configuration · circuitry · machinery
What takes another's place
- repairRestore to working order
- maintenancePreserving working condition
- substituteReplacement for another
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
install · service · refurbish · restore · overhaul · retrofit · warehouse · inventory
Divided share given
- sharePortion given out
- segmentDistinct part of whole
- fractionPart divided by whole
- percentageProportion out of hundred
allocation · allotment · slice · cut · quota · ratio · proportion · distribution
One who portrays characters
- castPerformers, throw, or splint
- characterNature, symbol, or role
- understudyBackup actor, ready nightly
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
lead · supporting · cameo · audition · script · lines · performance · theatrical
chessman
Board game figure
knight · queen · king · token · meeple · domino · dice · tile · piece · counter
body
Physical structure, living thing
extremities · segments · appendages · regions · sections · tissues · systems · members · divisions · areas
shard
Broken fragment of something brittle
shrapnel · debris · remnant · bits · scraps · pieces · smithereens · rubble · wreckage · detritus
assembly
Constructing from components
- moduleIndependent functional component
- subsystemComponent within larger system
- mechanismMeans by which something operates
unit · system · device · apparatus · integration · structure · configuration · circuitry · machinery · network
replacement
What takes another's place
- repairRestore to working order
- maintenancePreserving working condition
- substituteReplacement for another
exchange · install · service · refurbish · restore · overhaul · retrofit · warehouse · inventory · catalog
portion
Divided share given
percentage · allocation · allotment · slice · cut · quota · ratio · proportion · distribution · split
actor
One who portrays characters
- castPerformers, throw, or splint
- characterNature, symbol, or role
- understudyBackup actor, ready nightly
ensemble · lead · supporting · cameo · audition · script · lines · performance · theatrical · starring
screws
Threaded metal fasteners
fasteners · brackets · hinges · nails · rivets · anchors · clamps · fittings · gaskets · connectors
- customer servicecustomer service, service, apology, patience, callback
- machineryengine, machinery, industrial machinery, motors, engines
- auto shopmechanic, oil change, brakes, tires, tire
- componentspieces, piece, elements, element, components
- divisionssection, sections, segment, segments, subdivision
- factoryfactory, assembly plant, assembly line, conveyor belt, production floor
- 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
part, party, partner, apart, parting, depart, partly, partial, parted