Quotes containing word "part"

• Noun: something determined in relation to something that includes it; examples: "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself", "I read a portion of the manuscript", "the smaller component is hard to reach"

• Noun: the extended spatial location of something; examples: "the farming regions of France", "religions in all parts of the world", "regions of outer space"

• Noun: in so far as the actor specified is concerned; examples: "it requires vigilance on our part", "they resisted every effort on his part"

• Noun: something less than the whole of a human artifact; examples: "the rear part of the house", "glue the two parts together"

• Noun: one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; examples: "the written part of the exam", "the finance section of the company", "the BBC's engineering division"

• Noun: the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; examples: "the function of a teacher", "the government must do its part", "play its role"

• Noun: a portion of a natural object; examples: "they analyzed the river into three parts", "he needed a piece of granite"

• Noun: an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; example: "she played the part of Desdemona"

• Noun: assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; example: "he wanted his share in cash"

• Noun: any one of a number of individual efforts in a common endeavor; examples: "I am proud of my contribution to the team's success", "they all did their share of the work"

• Noun: the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music; example: "he tried to sing the tenor part"

• Noun: a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions; example: "his part was right in the middle"

• Verb: go one's own way; move apart; example: "The friends separated after the party"

• Verb: discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; examples: "The business partners broke over a tax question", "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage", "My friend and I split up"

• Verb: leave; example: "The family took off for Florida"

• Verb: come apart; example: "The two pieces that we had glued separated"

• Verb: force, take, or pull apart; examples: "He separated the fighting children", "Moses parted the Red Sea"

• Adv: in part; in some degree; not wholly; examples: "I felt partly to blame", "He was partially paralyzed"