section
Meanings
- a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical);
- "he always turns first to the business section"
- "the history of this work is discussed in the next section"
- a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope;
- "sections from the left ventricle showed diseased tissue"
- a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people;
- "no section of the nation is more ardent than the South"
- "there are three synagogues in the Jewish section"
- one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object;
- "a section of a fishing rod"
- "metal sections were used below ground"
- 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;
- "the finance section of the company"
- 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 graduate student taught sections for the professor's lecture course"
- 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;
- "she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury"
- a segment of a citrus fruit;
- "he ate a section of the orange"
- the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)
- divide into segments;
- SECTION v -ED, -ING, -S to divide into sections (distinct parts)
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 9
section is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordsection is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
section is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 11
section is a valid Words With Friends word