| accretion |
the growing together of separate parts. [1/3 definitions] |
| adhesion |
an abnormal growing together of separate body tissues. [1/4 definitions] |
| à la carte |
with separate charges for each item as stated on the menu. (Cf. prix fixe, table d'hôte.) |
| alcove |
a separate or recessed part of a room that is partly enclosed. [1/2 definitions] |
| alone |
separate from everyone or everything else; solitary. [1/5 definitions] |
| analyze |
to separate into parts for close study; examine and explain. |
| annex |
a building added to an existing building. An annex may be attached to or separate from the main building. [1/3 definitions] |
| apart |
isolated; separate. [1/3 definitions] |
| apartheid |
a policy of keeping people of different races separate and unequal in a society. |
| apocarpous |
having distinctly separate seed-bearing organs, as the strawberry. |
| Aral Sea |
formerly, a very large, single lake in Central Asia. Once one of the world's largest lakes, the Aral Sea has lost a great deal of its water in recent times and it has divided into separate parts. The southeastern part of the Aral Sea has become entirely dry and is called a desert now. |
| aside |
away or to a separate place. [1/2 definitions] |
| asunder |
in or into separate parts or pieces. [1/2 definitions] |
| back up |
to create and store a copy of (a computer file), often in a separate location, in case the original is damaged or lost. [1/8 definitions] |
| baptistery |
a part of a church or a separate building used for administering baptism. [1/2 definitions] |
| berlin |
a large four-wheeled closed carriage with separate perches for the footman and driver, and two facing seats inside. [1/2 definitions] |
| bifocal |
(pl.) eyeglasses or contact lenses with separate sections that correct for near and far vision. [1/3 definitions] |
| black nationalism |
(often caps.) a U.S. movement that advocates the establishment of a separate black nation. |
| blend |
to mix completely so that there no longer seem to be separate parts. [1/3 definitions] |
| block |
(chiefly British) a large building divided into separate apartments, offices, or the like. [1/19 definitions] |
| bobsled |
a long racing sled with two separate sets of runners, a steering wheel, and brakes. [1/2 definitions] |