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halves
[havz, hahvz] 
| Main Entry: |
half
[haf, hahf]
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | one of two equal parts of a whole |
| Synonyms: | bisection, division, fifty percent, fraction, hemisphere, moiety |
| Notes: | half is one of two equal parts of a divisible whole; halve means to divide by two |
| Main Entry: | bisect |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | divide in two |
| Synonyms: | bifurcate, branch off, cleave, cross, cut across, cut in half, cut in two, dichotomize, dimidiate, divaricate, divide in two, fork, furcate, halve, hemisect, intersect, separate, split, split down the middle |
| Antonyms: | combine, join |
| Main Entry: | divide |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | separate, disconnect |
| Synonyms: | abscind, bisect, branch, break, break down, carve, chop, cleave, cross, cut, cut up, demarcate, detach, dichotomize, disengage, disentangle, disjoin, dislocate, dismember, dissect, dissever, dissociate, dissolve, disunite, divorce, halve, intersect, isolate, loose, part, partition, pull away, quarter, rend, rupture, section, segment, segregate, sever, shear, split, subdivide, sunder, tear, unbind, undo |
| Antonyms: | append, attach, collect, combine, connect, couple, gather, join, link, unite |
| Main Entry: | fraction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | part |
| Synonyms: | bite, chunk, cut, division, end, fragment, half, piece, portion, section, share, slice |
| Notes: | a faction is a group of people forming a cohesive, usually contentious, minority from within a larger group; a fraction is a small part or item of something forming a piece of a whole |
| Antonyms: | entirety, total, whole |
| 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: | split |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | divide into parts |
| Synonyms: | allocate, allot, apportion, carve up, distribute, divide, divvy, divvy up, dole, go even-steven, go fifty-fifty, halve, mete out, parcel out, partition, share, slice, slice the pie, slice up |
| Antonyms: | combine, join |
| Main Entry: | moiety |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | subdivision |
| Synonyms: | affiliation, component, element, fraction, half, part, piece, portion, share |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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| Concept: | [more]. [Less than one.] Fraction. |
| Category: | 3. Indeterminate Number |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
fraction, fractional part; part.
-adjectives
fractional, fragmentary, inconsiderable, negligible, infinitesimal.
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