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— par·ti·cip·i·al adjective

par·ti·cle noun 1 : a very small quantity or fragment

2 : a unit of speech (as an article, preposition, or conjunction) expressing some general aspect of meaning or some connective or limiting relation

Synonyms

atom, fleck, grain, granule, molecule, morsel, scrap

bit, crumb, dab, glimmer, hint, lick, little, mite, nip, ounce, shred, speck, spot, suspicion, touch, trace; also iota, jot, modicum, tittle, whit; atom, dot, fleck, flyspeck, grain, granule, molecule, morsel, mote, nubbin, patch, scrap; dash, drop, pinch; part, portion, section; bite, nibble, taste; handful, scattering, smattering; dose, shot; chip, flake, fragment, shard, shiver, sliver, smithereens, splinter; shred, tatter; clipping, paring, shaving

par·ti·cle·board noun : a board made of very small pieces of wood bonded together

par·ti–col·or or par·ti–col·ored adjective : showing different colors or tints; especially : having one main color broken by patches of one or more other colors

1particular adjective 1 : of or relating to a specific person or thing

2 : DISTINCTIVE, SPECIAL

3 : SEPARATE, INDIVIDUAL

4 : attentive to details

5 : hard to please

Synonyms

[1] individual, peculiar, personal, private, separate, singular, unique—more at INDIVIDUAL

[5] choosy, dainty, delicate, demanding, exacting, fastidious, finicky, fussy, nice, old-maidish, picky—more at FINICKY

2particular noun : an individual fact or detail

Synonyms

detail, fact, item, point—more at FACT

par·tic·u·lar·ise British variant of PARTICULARIZE

par·tic·u·lar·i·ty noun : a minute detail

par·tic·u·lar·ize verb -ized; -iz·ing 1 : to state in detail : SPECIFY

2 : to go into details

par·tic·u·lar·ly adverb 1 : to an unusual degree

2 : in particular : SPECIFICALLY

par·tic·u·late adjective : relating to or existing as minute separate particles

— particulate noun

1parting noun 1 : a place or point of separation or divergence

2 : a mutual separation of two or more persons

Synonyms

farewell, leave-taking, separation; also departure, egress, exit, exodus, leaving, quitting, running away; flight, withdrawal; abandonment, desertion, forsaking

2parting adjective : given, taken, or done at parting

1partisan also par·ti·zan noun 1 : one that takes the part of another : ADHERENT

2 : GUERRILLA

3 : a strong or devoted supporter

Synonyms

[1] adherent, convert, disciple, follower, pupil, votary—more at FOLLOWER

[3] crusader, fanatic, militant, zealot—more at ZEALOT

2partisan adjective : exhibiting, characterized by, or resulting from partisanship

Synonyms

biased, one-sided, partial, prejudiced—more at PARTIAL

par·ti·san·ship noun : the quality or state of being a partisan

Synonyms

bias, favor, partiality, prejudice—more at BIAS

par·tite adjective : divided into a usu. specified number of parts

par·ti·tion noun 1 : the action of parting : the state of being parted

2 : something that divides or separates; especially : an interior dividing wall

3 : one of the parts or sections of a whole

— partition verb

Synonyms

[1] breakup, dissolution, division, schism, separation, split—more at SEPARATION

[3] member, part, portion, section, segment—more at PART

par·ti·tive adjective : of, relating to, or denoting a part

part·ly adverb : in part : in some measure or degree

Synonyms

part, partially; also in part

Antonyms

completely, entirely, totally, wholly

part·ner noun 1 : ASSOCIATE, COLLEAGUE

2 : either of two persons who dance together

3 : one who plays on the same team with another

4 : married person : SPOUSE

5 : one of two or more persons contractually associated as joint principals in a business

Synonyms

consort, mate, spouse—more at SPOUSE

part·ner·ship noun : a relationship usu. involving close cooperation between parties having specified and joint rights and responsibilities

Synonyms

affiliation,