Part vs. Party

Partnoun

A portion; a component.

Partnoun

A fraction of a whole. t

Partnoun

A distinct element of something larger.

Partnoun

A group inside a larger group. t

Partnoun

Share, especially of a profit.

Partnoun

A unit of relative proportion in a mixture.

Partnoun

3.5 centiliters of one ingredient in a mixed drink.

Partnoun

A section of a document.

Partnoun

A section of land; an area of a country or other territory; region.

Partnoun

A factor.

Partnoun

(US) A room in a public building, especially a courtroom.

Partnoun

Duty; responsibility.

Partnoun

Position or role (especially in a play).

Partnoun

(music) The melody played or sung by a particular instrument, voice, or group of instruments or voices, within a polyphonic piece.

Partnoun

Each of two contrasting sides of an argument, debate etc.; "hand".

Partnoun

(US) The dividing line formed by combing the hair in different directions. t

Partnoun

(Judaism) In the Hebrew lunisolar calendar, a unit of time equivalent to 3⅓ seconds. s

Partnoun

A constituent of character or capacity; quality; faculty; talent; usually in the plural with a collective sense.

Partverb

(intransitive) To leave someone's company; to go way; to die; to get rid of something, stop using it.

Partverb

To cut hair with a parting; shed.

Partverb

(transitive) To divide in two.

Partverb

(intransitive) To be divided in two or separated; shed.

Partverb

To divide up; to share.

Partverb

(obsolete) To have a part or share; to partake.

Partverb

To separate or disunite; to remove from contact or contiguity; to sunder.

Partverb

(obsolete) To hold apart; to stand or intervene between.

Partverb

To separate by a process of extraction, elimination, or secretion.

Partverb

To leave; to quit.

Partverb

To leave (an IRC channel).

Partadjective

Fractional; partial.

Partadverb

Partly; partially; fractionally.

Partnoun

One of the portions, equal or unequal, into which anything is divided, or regarded as divided; something less than a whole; a number, quantity, mass, or the like, regarded as going to make up, with others, a larger number, quantity, mass, etc., whether actually separate or not; a piece; a fragment; a fraction; a division; a member; a constituent.

Partnoun

An equal constituent portion; one of several or many like quantities, numbers, etc., into which anything is divided, or of which it is composed; proportional division or ingredient.

Partnoun

A constituent portion of a living or spiritual whole; a member; an organ; an essential element.

Partnoun

That which belongs to one, or which is assumed by one, or which falls to one, in a division or apportionment; share; portion; lot; interest; concern; duty; office.

Partnoun

A constituent of character or capacity; quality; faculty; talent; - usually in the plural with a collective sense.

Partnoun

One of the opposing parties or sides in a conflict or a controversy; a faction.

Partnoun

Quarter; region; district; - usually in the plural.

Partnoun

A particular character in a drama or a play; an assumed personification; also, the language, actions, and influence of a character or an actor in a play; or, figuratively, in real life; as, to play the part of Macbeth. See To act a part, under Act.

Partnoun

Such portion of any quantity, as when taken a certain number of times, will exactly make that quantity; as, 3 is a part of 12; - the opposite of multiple. Also, a line or other element of a geometrical figure.

Partnoun

One of the different melodies of a concerted composition, which heard in union compose its harmony; also, the music for each voice or instrument; as, the treble, tenor, or bass part; the violin part, etc.

Partverb

To divide; to separate into distinct parts; to break into two or more parts or pieces; to sever.

Partverb

To divide into shares; to divide and distribute; to allot; to apportion; to share.

Partverb

To separate or disunite; to cause to go apart; to remove from contact or contiguity; to sunder.

Partverb

To hold apart; to stand between; to intervene betwixt, as combatants.

Partverb

To separate by a process of extraction, elimination, or secretion; as, to part gold from silver.

Partverb

To leave; to quit.

Partverb

To separate (a collection of objects) into smaller collections; as, to part one's hair in the middle.

Partverb

To be broken or divided into parts or pieces; to break; to become separated; to go asunder; as, rope parts; his hair parts in the middle.

Partverb

To go away; to depart; to take leave; to quit each other; hence, to die; - often with from.

Partverb

To perform an act of parting; to relinquish a connection of any kind; - followed by with or from; as, to part with one's money.

Partverb

To have a part or share; to partake.

Partadverb

Partly; in a measure.

Partnoun

something determined in relation to something that includes it;

Partnoun

the extended spatial location of something;

Partnoun

so far as concerns the actor specified;

Partnoun

something less than the whole of a human artifact;

Partnoun

one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole;

Partnoun

the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group;

Partnoun

a portion of a natural object;

Partnoun

an actor's portrayal of someone in a play;

Partnoun

assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group;

Partnoun

any one of a number of individual efforts in a common endeavor;

Partnoun

the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music;

Partnoun

a line where the hair is parted;

Partverb

go one's own away; move apart;

Partverb

discontinue an association or relation; go different ways;

Partverb

leave;

Partverb

come apart;

Partverb

force, take, or pull apart;

Partadverb

in part; in some degree; not wholly;

Partynoun

(legal) A person or group of people constituting a particular side in a contract or legal action.

Partynoun

A person.

Partynoun

A person; an individual.

Partynoun

With to: an accessory, someone who takes part.

Partynoun

A group of people forming one side in a given dispute, contest etc.

Partynoun

Active player characters organized into a single group.

Partynoun

(video games) A group of characters controlled by the player.

Partynoun

A political group considered as a formal whole, united under one specific political platform of issues and campaigning to take part in government.

Partynoun

(military) A discrete detachment of troops, especially for a particular purpose.

Partynoun

A social gathering.

Partynoun

A gathering of usually invited guests for entertainment, fun and socializing.

Partynoun

A group of people traveling or attending an event together, or participating in the same activity.

Partynoun

A gathering of acquaintances so that one of them may offer items for sale to the rest of them.

Partynoun

(obsolete) A part or division.

Partyverb

(intransitive) To celebrate at a party, to have fun, to enjoy oneself.

Partyverb

To take recreational drugs.

Partyverb

(intransitive) To engage in flings, to have one-night stands, to sow one's wild oats.

Partyverb

To form a party (with).

Partyadjective

Divided; in part.

Partyadjective

(heraldry) Parted or divided, as in the direction or form of one of the ordinaries.

Partyadverb

(obsolete) Partly.

Partynoun

A part or portion.

Partynoun

A number of persons united in opinion or action, as distinguished from, or opposed to, the rest of a community or association; esp., one of the parts into which a people is divided on questions of public policy.

Partynoun

A part of a larger body of company; a detachment;

Partynoun

A number of persons invited to a social entertainment; a select company; as, a dinner party; also, the entertainment itself; as, to give a party.

Partynoun

One concerned or interested in an affair; one who takes part with others; a participator; as, he was a party to the plot; a party to the contract.

Partynoun

The plaintiff or the defendant in a lawsuit, whether an individual, a firm, or corporation; a litigant.

Partynoun

Hence, any certain person who is regarded as being opposed or antagonistic to another.

Partynoun

Cause; side; interest.

Partynoun

A person; as, he is a queer party.

Partyadjective

Parted or divided, as in the direction or form of one of the ordinaries; as, an escutcheon party per pale.

Partyadjective

Partial; favoring one party; partisan.

Partyadverb

Partly.

Partynoun

an organization to gain political power;

Partynoun

an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment;

Partynoun

a band of people associated temporarily in some activity;

Partynoun

a group of people gathered together for pleasure;

Partynoun

a person involved in legal proceedings;

Partyverb

have or participate in a party;

Party

A party is a gathering of people who have been invited by a host for the purposes of socializing, conversation, recreation, or as part of a festival or other commemoration or celebration of a special occasion. A party will typically feature food and beverages, and often music and dancing or other forms of entertainment.