Role
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noun
- One of several or many equal units of which something is composed or into which it is divisible an amount equal to another amount
"mix one part of the powder with three parts of water"
- A division of a literary work
"a novel in four parts"
- A constituent member of a machine or other apparatus
"the parts of an airplane"
- Something falling to one in a division or apportionment share
"wanted no part of the proposal"
- One's share or allotted task (as in an action) duty
"one must do one's part"
- One of the opposing sides in a conflict or dispute
"he that is not against us is on our part"
- A general area of indefinite boundaries
- A function or course of action performed
"objected to the government's part in the strike"
- An actor's lines in a play, movie, etc.
"The actress learned her part well."
- The role of a character in a play, movie, etc.
"played the part of the villain"
- A constituent of character or capacity talent
"a man of many parts"
- The line where the hair is parted
"His part was on the left side of his head."
- one of the often indefinite or unequal subdivisions into which something is or is regarded as divided and which together constitute the whole
- an essential portion or integral element
- one of several or many equal units of which something is composed or into which it is divisible : an amount equal to another amount
verb
- To separate from or take leave of someone
- To take leave of one another
- To become separated into parts
- To go away depart
- Die
- To become separated, detached, or broken
- To relinquish possession or control
"hated to part with that money"
- To divide into parts
- To separate by combing on each side of a line
- To break or suffer the breaking of (something, such as a rope or anchor chain)
- To divide into shares and distribute apportion
- To remove from contact or association
"if aught but death part thee and me"
- To keep separate
"the narrow channel that parts England from France"
- To hold (people, such as brawlers) apart
- To separate by a process of extraction, elimination, or secretion
- Leave, quit
- Relinquish, give up
adverb
- Partly
adjective
- Partial
abbreviation
- Participial}; {a_link
- Particular
noun
- An essential or integral component
"stress was part and parcel of the job"
noun phrase
- A traditional class of words (such as adjectives, adverbs, nouns, and verbs) distinguished according to the kind of idea denoted and the function performed in a sentence
noun
- A usually unaccompanied song consisting of two or more voice parts with one part carrying the melody
adjective
- Involving or working less than customary or standard hours
"a part-time job"
idiom
- A basic and necessary part of (something)
"Stress was part and parcel of the job."
This clue was used on January 8, 2025.
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