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com·part·ment
 compartment
- pronunciation:
- k
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part
mnt
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a part sectioned off from a larger whole.
- synonyms:
- chamber
- similar words:
- apartment, bay, cell, cubbyhole, partition, room, section, stall
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| definition 2: |
a separate room or cabin used for a particular purpose.
- synonyms:
- cabin, room, stall
- similar words:
- carrel, closet, cubbyhole, cubicle, roomette
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| related words: |
booth, box, cab |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
compartmented, compartmenting, compartments |
| definition: |
to divide or separate into compartments; compartmentalize.
- synonyms:
- compartmentalize
- similar words:
- divide, partition, section, segment, separate
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| derivations: |
compartmental (adj.), compartmentally (adv.) |
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