portion
1. something determined in relation to something that includes it (Freq. 31)
- 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
• Syn:
part, component part, component, constituent
• Derivationally related forms:
partial (for: part)
• Hypernyms:
relation
• Hyponyms:
substance, language unit, linguistic unit, item, point,
butt, basis, base, detail, particular, unit,
member, remainder, balance, residual, residue, residuum,
rest, subpart
• Part Holonyms:
meronymy, part to whole relation
2. the allotment of some amount by dividing something (Freq. 4)
- death gets more than its share of attention from theologians
• Syn:
parcel, share
• Derivationally related forms:
share (for: share)
• Hypernyms:
allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling,
parcelling, assignation
3. something less than the whole of a human artifact (Freq. 4)
- the rear part of the house
- glue the two parts together
• Syn:
part
• Derivationally related forms:
partial (for: part)
• Hypernyms:
object, physical object
• Hyponyms:
appendage, bit, bottleneck, bulb, butt,
stub, component, constituent, element, cutout, foible,
fore edge, foredge, forte, fraction, heel, hub,
jetsam, limb, neck, peen, piece, pressing,
seat, section, segment, shank, waist, spine,
spine, toe, turnout, widening, upstage,
upstairs, wreckage
• Part Holonyms:
whole, unit
4. assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group (Freq. 2)
- he wanted his share in cash
• Syn:
share, part, percentage
• Derivationally related forms:
share (for: share)
• Hypernyms:
assets
• Hyponyms:
tranche, dispensation, dole, way, ration,
allowance, slice, piece, split, interest, stake,
profit sharing, cut, allotment, allocation
• Part Holonyms:
net income, net, net profit, lucre, profit,
profits, earnings
5. an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
- the helpings were all small
- his portion was larger than hers
- there's enough for two servings each
• Syn:
helping, serving
• Derivationally related forms:
serve (for: serving), help (for: helping)
• Hypernyms:
small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
• Hyponyms:
drumstick, second joint, thigh, breast, white meat,
wing, medallion, oyster, parson's nose, pope's nose, piece,
slice, round, round of drinks, drink, libation
• Part Holonyms:
meal, repast
• Part Meronyms:
taste, mouthful
6. money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
• Syn:
dowry, dowery, dower
• Derivationally related forms:
dower (for: dower), dower (for: dowery)
• Hypernyms:
gift
7. your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
- 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
• Syn:
fortune, destiny, fate, luck, lot, circumstances
• Hypernyms:
condition
• Hyponyms:
good fortune, luckiness, good luck, providence, misfortune,
bad luck, tough luck, ill luck, failure
give out
- We were assigned new uniforms
• Syn:
assign, allot
• Derivationally related forms:
assignation (for: assign)
• Hypernyms:
distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out,
parcel out, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out,
allot, dole out
• Hyponyms:
allow, appropriate, earmark, set aside, reserve,
allocate, apportion
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody something
- Somebody ----s something to somebody
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