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bisecting

/baɪˈsɛktɪŋ/

Meanings
verb
To cut or divide into two parts.

Examples :

"The road bisecting the town made it easy to get to both sides. "
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Related Words

Illustration sides

sides noun

/saɪdz/

A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape.

"A square has four sides."

Illustration two

two noun

/tuː/ /tu/

The digit/figure 2.

"The number 2202 contains three twos."

Illustration road

road noun

/ɹəʊd/ /ɹoʊd/

A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now (US) usually one surfaced with asphalt or concrete and designed to accommodate many vehicles travelling in both directions. In the UK both senses are heard: a country road is the same as a country lane.

"The road to school was bumpy, but the family car made the journey comfortable. "

Illustration made

made noun

/meɪd/

A grub or maggot.

"The compost pile attracted many small, white made. "

Illustration town

town noun

/taʊn/

A settlement; an area with residential districts, shops and amenities, and its own local government; especially one larger than a village and smaller than a city.

"This town is really dangerous because these youngsters have Beretta handguns."

Illustration cut

cut noun

/kʌt/

The act of cutting.

"He made a fine cut with his sword."

Illustration divide

divide noun

/dɪˈvaɪd/

A thing that divides.

"Stay on your side of the divide, please."

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration into

into preposition

/ˈɪn.tuː/ /ˈɪn.tu/

To or towards the inside of.

"Mary danced into the house."

Illustration parts

parts noun

/pɑːts/

A portion; a component.

"The car repair shop sells replacement parts for all types of vehicles. "

Illustration both

both pronoun

/bəʊθ/ /boʊθ/

Each of the two, or of the two kinds.

""Did you want this one or that one?" — "Give me both.""

Illustration easy

easy noun

/ˈiːzi/ /ˈizi/

Something that is easy

"The easy was a relief after a difficult week of work. "