Definition (noun) a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication
Definition (noun) a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments
Definition (verb) act as a barrier between; stand between
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The mountain range divides the two countries
Definition (verb) force, take, or pull apart
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He separated the fighting children
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Moses parted the Red Sea
Definition (verb) mark as different
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We distinguish several kinds of maple
Definition (verb) separate into parts or portions
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divide the cake into three equal parts
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The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I
Definition (verb) divide into components or constituents
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Separate the wheat from the chaff
Definition (verb) arrange or order by classes or categories
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How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?
Definition (verb) make a division or separation
Definition (verb) discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
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The business partners broke over a tax question
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The couple separated after 25 years of marriage
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My friend and I split up
Definition (verb) go one's own way; move apart
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The friends separated after the party
Definition (verb) become separated into pieces or fragments
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The figurine broke
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The freshly baked loaf fell apart
Definition (verb) treat differently on the basis of sex or race
Definition (verb) come apart
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The two pieces that we had glued separated
Definition (verb) divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
Definition (adj) independent; not united or joint
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a problem consisting of two separate issues
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they went their separate ways
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formed a separate church
Definition (adj) standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything
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a freestanding bell tower
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a house with a separate garage
Definition (adj) separated according to race, sex, class, or religion
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separate but equal
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girls and boys in separate classes
Definition (adj) have the connection undone; having become separate