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deel — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • body noun The complete physical structure of a person or animal.
  • division noun The act of splitting something into separate parts, or one of those resulting parts.
  • graft noun A piece of living tissue, skin, or plant shoot transplanted onto or into another body or plant to grow there.
  • movement noun An act of changing position or place, or the general fact of not being still.
  • part noun A piece or portion of something larger.
  • partition noun A wall or screen that divides a room or space into separate sections.
  • piece noun A part of something larger, especially one that can be separated from the rest.
  • portion noun A part or share of something larger.
  • share noun A portion of something that is divided among people.
  • tome noun A large, heavy, or scholarly book, especially one volume in a series.

Senses

deel is used for these senses in English:

  • body (countable) Any physical object or material thing. [from 14th c.]
  • division Each of the separate parts of something resulting from division.
  • graft (countable, slang) A cut of the take (money).
  • movement (music) A large division of a larger composition.
  • partition That which divides or separates; that by which different things, or distinct parts of the same thing, are separated; boundary; dividing line or space.
  • piece A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts.
  • portion An allocated amount.
  • share A portion of something, especially a portion given or allotted to someone.

body — full definition

  1. noun The complete physical structure of a person or animal.
  2. noun A dead human or animal; a corpse.
  3. noun The main or central part of something, as distinct from smaller attached parts.
  4. noun An organized group of people who share a purpose, such as a company, committee, or governing organization.
  5. verb Slang: to defeat someone decisively, or to insult or humiliate them badly.

division — full definition

  1. noun The act of splitting something into separate parts, or one of those resulting parts.
  2. noun In mathematics, the process of calculating how many times one number contains another.
  3. noun A large military unit, usually made up of several brigades.
  4. noun Disagreement or a difference of opinion between groups.
  5. noun A league or grouping of sports teams competing at a similar level.

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