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part

/pɐːt/ /pɑːt/ /pɑɹt/

Meanings
noun
A portion; a component.

Examples :

"The car's engine is made of many different parts. "
part structure item system essential

Related Words

Illustration extraction

extraction noun

/ɪkˈstɹækʃən/

An act of extracting or the condition of being extracted.

"The extraction of the wisdom teeth was a necessary procedure for the student. "

Illustration responsibility

responsibility noun

/ɹɪˌspɑnsəˈbɪlɪɾi/

The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable.

"Responsibility is a heavy burden."

Illustration contiguity

contiguity noun

/kɒntɪˈɡjuːɪti/

A state in which two or more physical objects are physically touching one another or in which sections of a plane border on one another.

"The contiguity of the two houses allowed the family to easily walk between them through the shared backyard. "

Illustration fractional

fractional noun

/ˈfɹæk.ʃən.əl/

(grammar) An expression of a fractional number.

"In English, most ordinals double as fractionals — "third", "fourth", and so on — with the exception of "second", whose corresponding fractional is "half"."

Illustration elimination

elimination noun

/ɪˌlɪmɪˈneɪʃən/ /iˌlɪmɪˈneɪʃən/

The act of eliminating, expelling or throwing off.

"The elimination of distractions helped the student focus better on their homework. "

Illustration constituent

constituent noun

/kənˈstɪtʃuənt/ /kənˈstɪtʃuəntl̩/

A part, or component of a whole

"A key constituent of a good cake is flour. "

Illustration collective

collective noun

/kəˈlɛktɪv/

A farm owned by a collection of people

"The collective was struggling to afford new equipment for the farm. "

Illustration contributing

contributing verb

/kənˈtɹɪbjuːtɪŋ/ /kənˈtɹɪbjutɪŋ/

To give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole.

"to contribute articles to a journal"

Illustration hairdresser

hairdresser noun

/ˈheəˌdresər/ /ˈheərˌdresər/

A person who cuts or styles hair as an occupation or profession.

"My sister wants to be a hairdresser when she grows up so she can help people feel good about their appearance. "

Illustration directions

directions noun

/daɪˈɹɛk.ʃənz/

A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal), geographical (e.g. north), rotational (e.g. clockwise), or with respect to an object or location (e.g. toward Boston).

"Keep going in the same direction."

Illustration relationship

relationship noun

/ɹɪˈleɪʃ(ə)nʃɪp/ /ɹɪˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp/

Connection or association; the condition of being related.

"My teacher has a good relationship with all her students. "

Illustration equivalent

equivalent noun

/ɪˈkwɪvələnt/

Anything that is virtually equal to something else, or has the same value, force, etc.

"A pound of apples is the equivalent of two dollars at the market. "