26984 words

parts

28 definitions • 43 examples
1
some but not all of a thing:

Examples:

Part of my steak isn't cooked properly.
Part of this form seems to be missing.
I think part of her problem is that she doesn't listen carefully enough to what other people say.
2
partly, or to some degree:

Examples:

The deadline for applications is being extended, in part because of the postal strike.
3
to an important degree:

Examples:

How quickly we can finish the project depends in a large part on when we get the payments through.
4

Examples:

He was, for the most part, quite helpful.
5
a separate piece of something, or a piece that combines with other pieces to form the whole of something:

Examples:

We learned about all the different parts of the digestive system.
The lower part of her spine was crushed in the accident.
I think there's always a part of you that doubts what you're doing.
There'll be snow in parts (= particular areas) of the Midlands tonight.
6
one of the pieces that together form a machine or some type of equipment:

Examples:

He works for a company that makes aircraft parts.
7
a single broadcast of a series of television or radio programmes or a division of a story:

Examples:

Next week we publish part three of the president's diaries.
The programme will be shown in two parts.
8
one of two or more equal, or almost equal, measures of something:

Examples:

Mix one part of the medicine with three parts water.
9
one of the characters in a film, play, or dance, or the words, actions, or movements that are said or done by that character:

Examples:

He has a small part in the school play.
She plays the part of the sexy blonde waitress.
10
the music that a particular musician plays in a group
11
used to refer to an area of the country:

Examples:

We don't see many foreigners in these parts.
12
to be involved in an activity with other people:

Examples:

She doesn't usually take part in any of the class activities.
13

Examples:

He admitted his part in the robbery.
I want no part in/of your crazy plans!
14
a line on someone's head made by brushing the hair in two different directions:

Examples:

a centre/side part
15
to separate or cause something or someone to separate:

Examples:

To be parted from him even for two days made her sad.
16
If you part your hair, you arrange it so that it falls on either side of your head by separating it with a line down the middle or on one side.
17
If two people part, they leave each other, often at the end of a relationship:

Examples:

I'm afraid we parted on very bad terms.
18

Examples:

He's part African - his father was born in Somalia.
The exam is part spoken and part written.
19
not total or complete:

Examples:

He's (a) part owner of a racehorse.
Part payment is better than no payment.
20
some but not all of something larger or greater:

Examples:

[ U ] I could only eat part of my dinner.
[ C ] Parts of the movie were good.
[ U ] Surgeons had to remove part of his lung.
[ U ] Part of the problem is that she doesn’t like her boss very much.
21
a separate piece or unit of something, esp. a piece that combines with other pieces to form the whole of something:

Examples:

The garage stocks auto parts from all current car models.
22
A part is also one of two or more equal measures of something:

Examples:

Mix one part vinegar with three parts olive oil.
23
A part is also a single broadcast of a series of television programs or a division of a story:

Examples:

Part three will be broadcast Tuesday.
24

Examples:

He admitted his part in the robbery.
It was a mistake on Julia’s part (= she was responsible).
25
A part in a movie or play is one of its characters, or the words written for that character:

Examples:

She plays the part of Lady Macbeth.
Ben is learning his part for the school play.
26
a line formed by the hair on a person’s head where the hair is divided
27
to cause to separate, or to come apart:

Examples:

28
one of the pieces that together make a machine, a vehicle, or a piece of equipment:

Examples:

The factory makes parts for the motor industry.
auto/gun/missile parts

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