Definitions of part:

  • noun:   something less than the whole of a human artifact
    Example: "The rear part of the house"
  • noun:   a line where the hair is parted
    Example: "His part was right in the middle"
  • noun:   so far as concerns the actor specified
    Example: "It requires vigilance on our part or they resisted every effort on his part"
  • noun:   one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
    Example: "The written part of the exam"
  • noun:   the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music
    Example: "He tried to sing the tenor part"
  • noun:   a portion of a natural object
    Example: "They analyzed the river into three parts"
  • noun:   something determined in relation to something that includes it
    Example: "He wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"
  • noun:   any one of a number of individual efforts in a common endeavor
  • noun:   the extended spatial location of something
    Example: "Religions in all parts of the world"
  • noun:   the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
    Example: "The government must do its part"
  • noun:   assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
  • noun:   an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
    Example: "She played the part of Desdemona"
  • verb:   discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
    Example: "The business partners broke over a tax question"
  • verb:   leave
  • verb:   go one's own away; move apart
    Example: "The friends separated after the party"
  • verb:   come apart
  • verb:   force, take, or pull apart
    Example: "Moses parted the Red Sea"
  • adverb:   in part; in some degree; not wholly
    Example: "I felt partly to blame"
  • name:  A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #80061)