1. Noun
One who, or that which, divides; that which separates anything into parts.
2. Noun
One who deals out to each his share.
3. Noun
One who, or that which, causes division.
4. Noun
An instrument for dividing lines, describing circles, etc., compasses. See Compasses.
5. Noun
a taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics
Vocabulary classified under Biology
6. Noun
a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)
Vocabulary classified under Literature and rhetoric
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