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[smith-uh-reenz] 
| Main Entry: |
fragment
[n. frag-muhnt; v. frag-muhnt, -ment, frag-ment]
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | part, chip |
| Synonyms: | ace, atom, bit, bite, chunk, crumb, cut, end, fraction, gob, grain, hunk, iota, job*, lump*, minim, morsel, particle, piece, portion, remnant, scrap, share, shiver, shred, slice, sliver, smithereen |
| Notes: | a part is any of the components of a whole; a portion is a part allotted to or regarded as belonging to someone; a piece is a part separated from the whole; a division is a part formed by classifying, cutting, partitioning - and so is a section, though it is generally smaller; a segment is a part separated along natural lines of division; a fragment is a small part, usually broken off |
| Antonyms: | entirety, total, whole |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | piece |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | part |
| Synonyms: | allotment, bit, bite, chunk, cut, division, dole, end, example, fraction, fragment, gob, half, hunk, instance, interest, iota, item, length, lot, lump, member, moiety, morsel, parcel, percentage, portion, quantity, quota, sample, scrap, section, segment, share, shred, slice, smithereen, specimen |
| Antonyms: | whole |
| Main Entry: | portion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | share, cut, ration |
| Synonyms: | allocation, allotment, allowance, apportionment, bang, bit, chunk, division, divvy, drag*, dram, excerpt, extract, fix, fraction, fragment, gob, helping, hit, hunk, lagniappe, lion's share, lot, lump, measure, meed, member, moiety, morsel, parcel, part, piece, piece of action, plum, quantity, quantum, quota, scrap, section, segment, serving, shot*, slug, smithereen, taste |
| Antonyms: | all, entirety, whole |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | scrap |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tiny bit of something |
| Synonyms: | atom, bite, bits and pieces, butt, castoff, chip, chunk, crumb, cutting, discard, end, fragment, glob, gob, grain, hunk, iota, jot, junk, leaving, leftover, lump, mite, modicum, morsel, mouthful, odds and ends, orts, part, particle, piece, portion, remains, shred, slice, sliver, smithereen, snatch, snippet, speck, stump, trace, waste |
| Antonyms: | load, lot |
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