a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants"
the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area"
a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve; "in the abdominal region"
a subject of study; "it was his area of specialization"; "areas of interest include..."
a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
FILMROLE
PIECE
a work of art of some artistic value; "this store sells only objets d'art"; "it is not known who created this piece"
a separate part of a whole; "an important piece of the evidence"
an item that is an instance of some type; "he designed a new piece of equipment"; "she bought a lovely piece of china";
a distance; "it is down the road a piece"
an artistic or literary composition; "he wrote an interesting piece on Iran"; "the children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests"
an instance of some kind; "it was a nice piece of work"; "he had a bit of good luck"
a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; "a piece of pie"; "a slice of bread"
a portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite"
a share of something; "a slice of the company's revenue"
a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition;
ROLE
the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role"
normal or customary activity of a person in a particular social setting; "what is your role on the team?"
what something is used for; "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?"
an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the part of Desdemona"
SEGMENT
divide or split up; "The cells segmented"
divide into segments; "segment an orange"; "segment a compound word"
one of several parts or pieces 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"
one of the parts into which something naturally divides; "a segment of an orange"
SEPARATE
a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments
a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication
standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything; "a freestanding bell tower"; "a house with a separate garage"
have the connection undone; having become separate
divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The road forks"
separated according to race, sex, class, or religion; "separate but equal"; "girls and boys in separate classes"
mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple"
independent; not united or joint; "a problem consisting of two separate issues"; "they went their separate ways"; "formed a separate church"
arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"
divide into components or constituents; "Separate the wheat from th