portion, n.
(portions)
freq. cnt. 41
(portions)
freq. cnt. 41
something determined in relation to something that includes it
<noun.relation> freq. cnt.: 154 freq. cnt.: 113 freq. cnt.: 31 freq. cnt.: 10
component component part constituent part portion
sample sentences
"he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself""I read a portion of the manuscript"
"the smaller component is hard to reach"
"the animal constituent of plankton"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hyponym
substance
linguistic unit, language unit
item, point
butt
basis, base
item, detail, particular
unit
member
rest, remainder, residue, balance, residual, residuum
subpart
hypernym
part holonym
the allotment of some amount by dividing something
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1
parcel portion share
sample sentences
"death gets more than its share of attention from theologians"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
something less than the whole of a human artifact
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 28 freq. cnt.: 24 freq. cnt.: 4
part portion
sample sentences
"the rear part of the house""glue the two parts together"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
part holonym
hyponym
assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
<noun.possession> freq. cnt.: 45 freq. cnt.: 29 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 2
part percentage portion share
sample sentences
"he wanted his share in cash"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
part holonym
hypernym
hyponym
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
<noun.food>
helping portion serving
sample sentences
"the helpings were all small""his portion was larger than hers"
"there's enough for two servings each"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
part holonym
hypernym
part meronym
hyponym
money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
<noun.possession> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
dower dowery dowry portion
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
<noun.state> freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
circumstances destiny fate fortune lot luck portion
sample sentences
"whatever my fortune may be""deserved a better fate"
"has a happy lot"
"the luck of the Irish"
"a victim of circumstances"
"success that was her portion"
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym