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(noun) one of several pieces or parts that fit with others to constitute a whole object: "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road" |
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Synonyms: segment |
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Related Words: bend, curve, dado, leaf, length, part, portion, straight, straightaway, subdivision, subsection |
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(noun) a self-contained part of a larger composition; "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section" |
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Synonyms: subdivision |
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Related Words: article, book, canto, chapter, clause, close, closing, conclusion, end, ending, episode, insert, introduction, lead, lead-in, obbligato, obligato, passage, sports section, spot, writing, written material |
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(noun) a segment of a citrus fruit; "he ate a section of the orange" |
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Related Words: segment |
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(noun) a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon |
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Related Words: squad, team |
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(noun) a small army unit usually having a special function |
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Related Words: army unit |
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(noun) a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class |
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Related Words: brass section, musical group, musical organization, reed section, rhythm section, string section |
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(noun) (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid |
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Synonyms: plane section |
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Related Words: area, country, cross section |
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(noun) a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people; "no section of the nation is more ardent than the South"; "there are three synagogues in the Jewish section" |
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Related Words: Forbidden City, area, country, locality, neighborhood, neighbourhood, outskirts, vicinity |
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(noun) a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope; "sections from the left ventricle showed diseased tissue" |
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Related Words: slice |
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(noun) a land unit of 1 square mile measuring 1 mile on a side |
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Related Words: square mile |
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(noun) the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation) |
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Synonyms: incision |
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Related Words: cut, cutting, episiotomy |
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(verb) divide into segments; "segment an orange"; "segment a compound word" |
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Synonyms: segment |
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Related Words: divide, part, quarter, separate, syllabicate, syllabify, syllabize |
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(noun) 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" |
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Synonyms: division, part |
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Related Words: beginning, component, concept, conception, constituent, construct, element, end, factor, ingredient, middle |
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(noun) a specialized division of a large organization; "you'll find it in the hardware department"; "she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury" |
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Synonyms: department |
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Related Words: academic department, business department, division, government department, security |
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