Unscramble parting

Definition of parting

noun:

• the act of departing politely; "he disliked long farewells", "he took his leave", "parting is such sweet sorrow". Synonyms: farewell, leave, leave-taking.
• a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions; "his part was right in the middle". Synonyms: part.

verb:

• go one's own way; move apart; "The friends separated after the party". Synonyms: part, separate, split.
• discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The business partners broke over a tax question", "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage", "My friend and I split up". Synonyms: break, break up, part, separate, split, split up.
• leave; "The family took off for Florida". Synonyms: depart, part, set forth, set off, set out, start, start out, take off.
• come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated". Synonyms: divide, part, separate.
• force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children", "Moses parted the Red Sea". Synonyms: disunite, divide, part, separate.

Related words

blaze, break, bust, calve, chip, cut, detach, diffract, disarticulate, disassociate, discerp, disconnect, disjoin, disjoint, dismember, disperse, dissipate, dissociate, disunify, disunite, divorce, gerrymander, gin, isolate, joint, partition, polarise, polarize, reduce, rupture, scatter, secede, section, segment, segregate, sequester, sequestrate, sever, snap, splinter, subdivide, tear, valediction.

Words nearby

carting, farting, panting, paring, parking.

Rhymes with

carting, farting, imparting, smarting, starting.