Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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partition | Yes | No | Yes | No |
part | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
partition (noun) | part (noun) |
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the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart | the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group |
a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another) | the effort contributed by a person in bringing about a result |
(anatomy) a structure that separates areas in an organism | something less than the whole of a human artifact |
(computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit | an item that is an instance of some type |
a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions | |
one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole | |
an actor's portrayal of someone in a play | |
that which concerns a person with regard to a particular role or situation | |
the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music | |
the extended spatial location of something | |
a portion of a natural object | |
assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group | |
something determined in relation to something that includes it |
partition (verb) | part (verb) |
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separate or apportion into sections | move or break apart |
divide into parts, pieces, or sections | force, take, or pull apart |
depart for someplace | |
go one's own way; move apart | |
discontinue an association or relation; go different ways |
partition (adverb) | part (adverb) |
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to some extent; in some degree; not wholly |