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Division

The act or process of diving anything into parts, or the state of being so divided; separation.

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Narrower term 38

Arm 76% connected

The limb of the human body which extends from the shoulder to the hand; also, the corresponding limb of a monkey.

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Atomization 76% connected

The act of reducing to atoms, or very minute particles; or the state of being so reduced.

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Beginning 76% connected

of Begin

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Bisection 76% connected

Division into two parts, esp. two equal parts.

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Bout 76% connected

As much of an action as is performed at one time; a going and returning, as of workmen in reaping, mowing, etc.; a turn; a round.

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Branch 76% connected

A shoot or secondary stem growing from the main stem, or from a principal limb or bough of a tree or other plant.

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Branching 76% connected

of Branch

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Cleavage 76% connected

The act of cleaving or splitting.

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Component 76% connected

Serving, or helping, to form; composing; constituting; constituent.

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Constituent 76% connected

Serving to form, compose, or make up; elemental; component.

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Cut 76% connected

of Cut

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Cutting 76% connected

of Cut

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Department 76% connected

Act of departing; departure.

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Element 76% connected

One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are…

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End 76% connected

The extreme or last point or part of any material thing considered lengthwise (the extremity of breadth being side); hence, extremity, in general; th…

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Factor 76% connected

One who transacts business for another; an agent; a substitute; especially, a mercantile agent who buys and sells goods and transacts business for ot…

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Fork 76% connected

An instrument consisting of a handle with a shank terminating in two or more prongs or tines, which are usually of metal, parallel and slightly curve…

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Forking 76% connected

of Fork

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Frame 76% connected

To construct by fitting and uniting the several parts of the skeleton of any structure; specifically, in woodwork, to put together by cutting parts o…

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Game 76% connected

Crooked; lame; as, a game leg.

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Half 76% connected

Consisting of a moiety, or half; as, a half bushel; a half hour; a half dollar; a half view.

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Ingredient 76% connected

That which enters into a compound, or is a component part of any combination or mixture; an element; a constituent.

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Inning 76% connected

of Inn

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Middle 76% connected

Equally distant from the extreme either of a number of things or of one thing; mean; medial; as, the middle house in a row; a middle rank or station…

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Over 76% connected

Above, or higher than, in place or position, with the idea of covering; -- opposed to under; as, clouds are over our heads; the smoke rises over the…

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Period 76% connected

A portion of time as limited and determined by some recurring phenomenon, as by the completion of a revolution of one of the heavenly bodies; a divis…

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Pisces 76% connected

The twelfth sign of the zodiac, marked / in almanacs.

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Quarter 76% connected

One of four equal parts into which anything is divided, or is regarded as divided; a fourth part or portion; as, a quarter of a dollar, of a pound, o…

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Quartering 76% connected

of Quartter

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Ramification 76% connected

The process of branching, or the development of branches or offshoots from a stem; also, the mode of their arrangement.

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Round 76% connected

To whisper.

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Schism 76% connected

Division or separation; specifically (Eccl.), permanent division or separation in the Christian church; breach of unity among people of the same reli…

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Section 76% connected

The act of cutting, or separation by cutting; as, the section of bodies.

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Split 76% connected

of Split

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Subdivision 76% connected

The act of subdividing, or separating a part into smaller parts.

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Syllabication 76% connected

The act of forming syllables; the act or method of dividing words into syllables. See Guide to Pron., /275.

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Turn 76% connected

To cause to move upon a center, or as if upon a center; to give circular motion to; to cause to revolve; to cause to move round, either partially, wh…

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Broader term 9

Concept 76% connected

An abstract general conception; a notion; a universal.

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Conception 76% connected

The act of conceiving in the womb; the initiation of an embryonic animal life.

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Conference 76% connected

The act of comparing two or more things together; comparison.

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Construct 76% connected

To put together the constituent parts of (something) in their proper place and order; to build; to form; to make; as, to construct an edifice.

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Discord 76% connected

Want of concord or agreement; absence of unity or harmony in sentiment or action; variance leading to contention and strife; disagreement; -- applied…

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Dissension 76% connected

Disagreement in opinion, usually of a violent character, producing warm debates or angry words; contention in words; partisan and contentious divisio…

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League 76% connected

A measure of length or distance, varying in different countries from about 2.4 to 4.6 English statute miles of 5.280 feet each, and used (as a land m…

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Phylum 76% connected

One of the larger divisions of the animal kingdom; a branch; a grand division.

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Separation 76% connected

The act of separating, or the state of being separated, or separate.

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Derivationally related 8

Divide 74% connected

To part asunder (a whole); to sever into two or more parts or pieces; to sunder; to separate into parts.

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Divide 74% connected

To part asunder (a whole); to sever into two or more parts or pieces; to sunder; to separate into parts.

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Divisional 74% connected

That divides; pertaining to, making, or noting, a division; as, a divisional line; a divisional general; a divisional surgeon of police.

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Divisional 74% connected

That divides; pertaining to, making, or noting, a division; as, a divisional line; a divisional general; a divisional surgeon of police.

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Segment 74% connected

One of the parts into which any body naturally separates or is divided; a part divided or cut off; a section; a portion; as, a segment of an orange;…

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Segment 74% connected

One of the parts into which any body naturally separates or is divided; a part divided or cut off; a section; a portion; as, a segment of an orange;…

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Separate 74% connected

To disunite; to divide; to disconnect; to sever; to part in any manner.

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Separate 74% connected

To disunite; to divide; to disconnect; to sever; to part in any manner.

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Containing group 6

Business 70% connected

That which busies one, or that which engages the time, attention, or labor of any one, as his principal concern or interest, whether for a longer or…

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Concern 70% connected

To relate or belong to; to have reference to or connection with; to affect the interest of; to be of importance to.

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Corps 70% connected

The human body, whether living or dead.

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Government 70% connected

The act of governing; the exercise of authority; the administration of laws; control; direction; regulation; as, civil, church, or family government.

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Regime 70% connected

Mode or system of rule or management; character of government, or of the prevailing social system.

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Containing whole 1

Whole 70% connected

Containing the total amount, number, etc.; comprising all the parts; free from deficiency; all; total; entire; as, the whole earth; the whole solar s…

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Component part 1

Wing 70% connected

One of the two anterior limbs of a bird, pterodactyl, or bat. They correspond to the arms of man, and are usually modified for flight, but in the cas…

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Synonym 7

Class 92% connected

A group of individuals ranked together as possessing common characteristics; as, the different classes of society; the educated class; the lower clas…

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Part 92% connected

One of the portions, equal or unequal, into which anything is divided, or regarded as divided; something less than a whole; a number, quantity, mass,…

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Partition 92% connected

The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; separation; division; distribution; as, the partition of a kingdom.

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Partitioning 92% connected

of Partition

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Section 92% connected

The act of cutting, or separation by cutting; as, the section of bodies.

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Segmentation 92% connected

The act or process of dividing into segments; specifically (Biol.), a self-division into segments as a result of growth; cell cleavage; cell multipli…

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Variance 92% connected

The quality or state of being variant; change of condition; variation.

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