Unscramble divides

Definition of divide

noun:

• a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility).
• a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems. Synonyms: water parting, watershed.

verb:

• separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts", "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I". Synonyms: carve up, dissever, separate, split, split up. Antonyms: unite.
• perform a division; "Can you divide 49 by seven?". Synonyms: fraction. Antonyms: multiply.
• act as a barrier between; stand between; "The mountain range divides the two countries". Synonyms: separate.
• come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated". Synonyms: part, separate.
• make a division or separation. Synonyms: separate.
• force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children", "Moses parted the Red Sea". Synonyms: disunite, part, separate.

Related words

break, bust, calve, canton, chip, cut, detach, disarticulate, discerp, disconnect, disjoin, disjoint, dismember, dispel, disperse, dissipate, format, gerrymander, gin, halve, initialise, initialize, isolate, joint, lot, paragraph, parcel, partition, polarise, polarize, quarter, rail, reduce, rupture, scatter, section, sectionalise, sectionalize, segment, segregate, sequester, sequestrate, sever, sliver, snap, splinter, subdivide, tear, triangulate, unitise, unitize, zone.

Words nearby

divided, divider, divine.

Rhymes with

abide, allied, alongside, applied, aside, astride, betide, bide, bride, chide, clyde, coincide, collide, confide, decide, deride, dried, dyed, eyed, fried.