PORTION Synonyms

• assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group

• any of the equal portions into which the capital stock of a corporation is divided and ownership of which is evidenced by a stock certificate

• the allotment of some amount by dividing something

• the effort contributed by a person in bringing about a result

• a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil

• have in common

• use jointly or in common

• have, give, or receive a share of

• give out as one's portion or share

• communicate

• an abstract part of something

• something determined in relation to something that includes it

• an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system

• a separate part of a whole

• an item that is an instance of some type

• a portion of a natural object

• a musical work that has been created

• an instance of some kind

• an artistic or literary composition

• a portable gun

• a serving that has been cut from a larger portion

• a distance

• a work of art of some artistic value

• a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition

• a share of something

• game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games

• to join or unite the pieces of

• create by putting components or members together

• join during spinning

• eat intermittently; take small bites of

• repair by adding pieces

• a small piece or quantity of something

• a small fragment of something broken off from the whole

• an indefinitely short time

• an instance of some kind

• piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding

• a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states

• a small amount of solid food; a mouthful

• a small fragment

• a short performance that is part of a longer program

• the part of a key that enters a lock and lifts the tumblers

• the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press

• an army unit large enough to sustain combat

• one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole

• the act or process of dividing

• an administrative unit in government or business

• discord that splits a group

• a league ranked by quality

• (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category

• (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum

• a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings

• a group of ships of similar type

• an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed

• the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart

• an abstract part of something

• an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system

• any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter

• the most favorable environment for a plant or animal

• one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe

• the situation in which you are happiest and most effective

• a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone

• a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process

• a small part or item forming a piece of a whole

• the quotient of two rational numbers

• perform a division

• the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole

• magnitude or extent

• balance among the parts of something

• the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree

• harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)

• give pleasant proportions to

• adjust in size relative to other things

• a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)

• a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope

• a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people

• one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object

• a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon

• one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole

• a land unit equal to 1 square mile

• (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid

• a small class of students who are part of a larger course but are taught separately

• a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class

• a small army unit usually having a special function

• a specialized division of a large organization

• a segment of a citrus fruit

• the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)

• divide into segments

• one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object

• one of the parts into which something naturally divides

• divide into segments

• divide or split up

• a share of something

• a serving that has been cut from a larger portion

• a wound made by cutting

• a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer

• a thin flat piece cut off of some object

• a spatula for spreading paint or ink

• make a clean cut through

• hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels in a different direction

• cut into slices

• hit a ball so that it causes a backspin

• any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange

• an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole

• an organization regarded as part of a larger social group

• a single undivided whole

• a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else

• an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

• give out

• allow to have

• administer or bestow, as in small portions

• distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose

• give out as one's portion or share

• give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

• give out

• attribute or credit to

• select something or someone for a specific purpose

• attribute or give

• make undue claims to having

• transfer one's right to

• decide as to where something belongs in a scheme

• your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

• a person's financial situation (good or bad)

• an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system

• a member of a constituency; a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes

• something determined in relation to something that includes it

• (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction

• an abstract part of something

• constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup)

• an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

• the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events

• your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

• a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility)

• a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems

• separate into parts or portions

• perform a division

• act as a barrier between; stand between

• move or break apart

• make a division or separation

• force, take, or pull apart