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)
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"
FILMROLE
PIECE
a portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite"
create by putting components or members together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee"
a share of something; "a slice of the company's revenue"
a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition; "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather"
a portable gun; "he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster"
game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games; "he taught me to set up the men on the chess board"; "he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage"
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"
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
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"
divide or split up; "The cells segmented"
divide into segments; "segment an orange"; "segment a compound word"
SEPARATE
divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The road forks"
mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple"
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 the chaff"
force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea"
come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated"
go one's own way; move apart; "The friends separated after the party"
make a division or separation
discontinue an association or relation; go different ways;
standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything; "a freestanding bell tower"; "a house with a separate garage"
separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"