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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]