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Partition

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

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Narrower term 6

Brattice 76% connected

A wall of separation in a shaft or gallery used for ventilation.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Bulkhead 76% connected

A partition in a vessel, to separate apartments on the same deck.

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Screen 76% connected

Anything that separates or cuts off inconvenience, injury, or danger; that which shelters or conceals from view; a shield or protection; as, a fire s…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Septum 76% connected

A wall separating two cavities; a partition; as, the nasal septum.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Subdivision 76% connected

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

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Wall 76% connected

A kind of knot often used at the end of a rope; a wall knot; a wale.

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Broader term 6

Construction 76% connected

The process or art of constructing; the act of building; erection; the act of devising and forming; fabrication; composition.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Divide 76% connected

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

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Part 76% 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,…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Separate 76% connected

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

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Separation 76% connected

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

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Structure 76% connected

The act of building; the practice of erecting buildings; construction.

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Manner of action 1

Pound 76% connected

To strike repeatedly with some heavy instrument; to beat.

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Derivationally related 6

Divider 74% connected

One who, or that which, divides; that which separates anything into parts.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Divider 74% connected

One who, or that which, divides; that which separates anything into parts.

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Separate 74% connected

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

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Separate 74% connected

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

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 5

Divider 92% connected

One who, or that which, divides; that which separates anything into parts.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Division 92% connected

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

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Partitioning 92% connected

of Partition

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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…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Zone 92% connected

A girdle; a cincture.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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