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Synonyms: part, office, function, role Definition: the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group Usage: the function of a teacher; the government must do its part; play its role

Hypernyms: duty Definition: work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons Usage: the duties of the job

Synonyms: part, share, contribution Definition: the part played by a person in bringing about a result Usage: I am proud of my contribution in advancing the project; they all did their share of the work

Hypernyms: endeavor, endeavour, effort, try, attempt Definition: earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something Usage: made an effort to cover all the reading material; wished him luck in his endeavor; she gave it a good try

Synonyms: part, portion Definition: something less than the whole of a human artifact Usage: the rear part of the house; glue the two parts together

Hypernyms: physical object, object Definition: a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow Usage: it was full of rackets, balls and other objects

Synonyms: part, parting Definition: a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions Usage: his part was right in the middle

Hypernyms: line Definition: a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent

Synonyms: part Definition: that which concerns a person with regard to a particular role or situation Usage: it requires vigilance on our part; they resisted every effort on his part

Hypernyms: concern Definition: something that interests you because it is important or affects you Usage: the safety of the ship is the captain's concern

Synonyms: part, section, division Definition: one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole Usage: the written part of the exam; the finance section of the company; the BBC's engineering division

Hypernyms: concept, conception, construct Definition: an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances

Synonyms: persona, part, role, theatrical role, character Definition: an actor's portrayal of someone in a play Usage: she played the part of Desdemona

Hypernyms: portrayal, personation, enactment, characterization Definition: acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture

Synonyms: part, voice Definition: the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music Usage: he tried to sing the tenor part

Hypernyms: line, melodic line, melodic phrase, melody, air, strain, tune Definition: a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence Usage: she was humming an air from Beethoven

Synonyms: region, part Definition: the extended spatial location of something Usage: the farming regions of France; religions in all parts of the world; regions of outer space

Hypernyms: location Definition: a point or extent in space

Synonyms: part, piece Definition: a portion of a natural object Usage: they analyzed the river into three parts; he needed a piece of granite

Hypernyms: thing Definition: a separate and self-contained entity

Synonyms: share, percentage, part, portion Definition: assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group Usage: he wanted his share in cash

Hypernyms: assets Definition: anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company

Synonyms: disunite, divide, part, separate Definition: force, take, or pull apart Usage: He separated the fighting children; Moses parted the Red Sea

Hypernyms: displace, move Definition: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense Usage: Move those boxes into the corner, please; I'm moving my money to another bank; The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant

Synonyms: divide, separate, part Definition: come apart Usage: The two pieces that we had glued separated

Hypernyms: change Definition: undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature Usage: She changed completely as she grew older; The weather changed last night

Synonyms: depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off Definition: leave Usage: The family took off for Florida

Hypernyms: leave, go away, go forth Definition: go away from a place Usage: At what time does your train leave?; She didn't leave until midnight; The ship leaves at midnight