the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation) | the part you are expected to play |
one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object | (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage, designating players at each end of the defensive line |
one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole | a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold |
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical) | a final part or section |
a segment of a citrus fruit | the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it |
a small army unit usually having a special function | the last section of a communication |
a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class | the final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrence |
a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon | either extremity of something that has length |
a specialized division of a large organization | a boundary marking the extremities of something |
a small class of students who are part of a larger course but are taught separately | the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object |
(geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid | one of two places from which people are communicating to each other |
a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people | (football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage |
a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope | a final state |
a land unit equal to 1 square mile | the point in time at which something ends |