| 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] |
| apartheid |
a policy of keeping people of different races separate and unequal in a society. |
| 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. |
| blend |
to mix enough so that there no longer seem to be separate parts or ingredients. [1/4 definitions] |
| bobsled |
a long racing sled with two separate sets of runners, a steering wheel, and brakes. [1/2 definitions] |
| body |
a separate mass of land, water, or other matter. [1/5 definitions] |
| branch |
to separate into two or more paths, roads, or directions. [1/4 definitions] |
| break down |
to separate into smaller parts [1/2 definitions] |
| broken |
cracked or smashed into separate pieces, or no longer working. [1/5 definitions] |
| Christianity |
the Christian religion, including its many separate branches. [1/2 definitions] |
| colon1 |
This mark, used to separate the hour and minute in writing times of day, as in "2:43 in the afternoon." [1/2 definitions] |
| comma |
a punctuation mark (,). It is used to separate words, phrases, or other parts of a sentence or list, or to show a pause in speech. It is also used when writing numbers of one thousand or greater to mark off groups of three digits. |
| crack |
to break or snap but not into separate pieces. [2/9 definitions] |
| decimal point |
a period placed between the units and the tenths in decimal numbers. It is used when writing money amounts to separate dollars and cents. |
| department |
a separate part of a large organization, such as a government, school, or business. |
| department store |
a large store with separate departments, each selling a certain type of goods. |
| desegregate |
to stop the practice of having separate schools and other facilities for people of different races. |
| detach |
to separate from a whole. |
| different |
separate; not the same. [1/2 definitions] |
| disconnect |
to break the flow of electric current to; separate from the power source. [1/2 definitions] |