part
     n 1: something determined in relation to something that includes
          it; "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" [syn: {portion}, {component
          part}, {component}]
     2: the extended spatial location of something; "the farming
        regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world";
        "regions of outer space" [syn: {region}]
     3: so far as concerns the actor specified; "it requires
        vigilance on our part" or "they resisted every effort on
        his part";
     4: something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear
        part of the house"; "glue the two parts together" [syn: {portion}]
     5: one of the portions into which something is regarded as
        divided and which together constitute a whole; "the
        written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the
        company"; "the BBC's engineering division" [syn: {section},
         {division}]
     6: the actions and activities assigned to or required or
        expected of a person or group; "the function of a
        teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its
        role" [syn: {function}, {office}, {role}]
     7: a portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into
        three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite" [syn: {piece}]
     8: an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the
        part of Desdemona" [syn: {character}, {role}, {theatrical
        role}, {persona}]
     9: assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an
        individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash"
        [syn: {share}, {portion}, {percentage}]
     10: any one of a number of individual efforts in a common
         endeavor; "I am proud of my contribution to the team's
         success"; "they all did their share of the work" [syn: {contribution},
          {share}]
     11: the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in
         polyphonic music; "he tried to sing the tenor part" [syn:
          {voice}]
     12: a line where the hair is parted; "his part was right in the
         middle"
     adv : in part; in some degree; not wholly; "I felt partly to
           blame"; "He was partially paralyzed" [syn: {partially},
            {partly}] [ant: {wholly}]
     v 1: go one's own away; move apart; "The friends separated after
          the party" [syn: {separate}, {split}]
     2: discontinue an association or relation; go different ways;
        "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The
        couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend
        and I split up" [syn: {separate}, {split up}, {split}, {break},
         {break up}]
     3: leave; "The family took off for Florida" [syn: {depart}, {start},
         {start out}, {set forth}, {set off}, {set out}, {take off}]
     4: come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated"
        [syn: {separate}, {divide}]
     5: force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting
        children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea" [syn: {separate}, {disunite},
         {divide}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0