Dictionary entry details
• PORTION (noun)
Meaning:
Something determined in relation to something that includes it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Synonyms:
component part; part; portion; component
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms ("portion" is a kind of...):
relation (an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "portion"):
subpart (a part of a part)
balance; remainder; residual; residue; residuum; rest (something left after other parts have been taken away)
substance (the stuff of which an object consists)
member (anything that belongs to a set or class)
unit (an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole)
detail; item; particular (a small part that can be considered separately from the whole)
base; basis (the most important or necessary part of something)
butt (the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots)
item; point (a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list)
language unit; linguistic unit (one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed)
Holonyms ("portion" is a part of...):
meronymy; part to whole relation (the semantic relation that holds between a part and the whole)
Meaning:
Something less than the whole of a human artifact
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
portion; part
Context examples:
the rear part of the house / glue the two parts together
Hypernyms ("portion" is a kind of...):
object; physical object (a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "portion"):
piece (a separate part of a whole)
limb (either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip)
peen (the part of a hammerhead opposite the flat striking surface (may have various shapes))
pressing (a metal or plastic part that is made by a mechanical press)
section; segment (one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object)
shank; waist (the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole)
backbone; spine (the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved)
toe ((golf) the part of a clubhead farthest from the shaft)
turnout; widening (a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park)
upstage (the rear part of the stage)
upstairs (the part of a building above the ground floor)
wreckage (the remaining parts of something that has been wrecked)
jetsam (the part of a ship's equipment or cargo that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in a storm)
hub (the central part of a car wheel (or fan or propeller etc) through which the shaft or axle passes)
appendage (a part that is joined to something larger)
bottleneck (the narrow part of a bottle near the top)
bulb (a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end))
butt; stub (the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking))
component; constituent; element (an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system)
cutout (a part that is cut out or is intended to be cut out)
foible (the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip)
heel ((golf) the part of the clubhead where it joins the shaft)
fraction (a small part or item forming a piece of a whole)
forte (the stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible)
fore edge; foredge (the part of a book that faces inward when the book is shelved; the part opposite the spine)
Holonyms ("portion" is a part of...):
unit; whole (an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity)
Meaning:
The allotment of some amount by dividing something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
parcel; portion; share
Context example:
death gets more than its share of attention from theologians
Hypernyms ("portion" is a kind of...):
allocation; allotment; apportioning; apportionment; assignation; parceling; parcelling (the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan)
Meaning:
Assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Synonyms:
share; percentage; portion; part
Context example:
he wanted his share in cash
Hypernyms ("portion" is a kind of...):
assets (anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "portion"):
allocation; allotment (a share set aside for a specific purpose)
cut (a share of the profits)
profit sharing (a system in which employees receive a share of the net profits of the business)
interest; stake ((law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something)
split (a promised or claimed share of loot or money)
piece; slice (a share of something)
allowance (an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period))
ration (a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity))
way (a portion of something divided into shares)
dole (a share of money or food or clothing that has been charitably given)
dispensation (a share that has been dispensed or distributed)
tranche (a portion of something (especially money))
Holonyms ("portion" is a part of...):
earnings; lucre; net; net income; net profit; profit; profits (the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses))
Meaning:
Your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
circumstances; luck; lot; fate; destiny; fortune; portion
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms ("portion" is a kind of...):
condition (a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "portion"):
failure (lack of success)
bad luck; ill luck; misfortune; tough luck (an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes)
providence (a manifestation of God's foresightful care for his creatures)
good fortune; good luck; luckiness (an auspicious state resulting from favorable outcomes)
Meaning:
Money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Synonyms:
dower; dowery; dowry; portion
Hypernyms ("portion" is a kind of...):
gift (something acquired without compensation)
Meaning:
An individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
helping; serving; portion
Context examples:
the helpings were all small / his portion was larger than hers / there's enough for two servings each
Hypernyms ("portion" is a kind of...):
small indefinite amount; small indefinite quantity (an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude)
Meronyms (parts of "portion"):
mouthful; taste (a small amount eaten or drunk)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "portion"):
round; round of drinks (a serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic))
libation (a serving (of wine) poured out in honor of a deity)
parson's nose; pope's nose (the tail of a dressed fowl)
oyster (a small muscle on each side of the back of a fowl)
medallion (a circular helping of food (especially a boneless cut of meat))
wing (the wing of a fowl)
breast; white meat (meat carved from the breast of a fowl)
second joint; thigh (the upper joint of the leg of a fowl)
drumstick (the lower joint of the leg of a fowl)
piece; slice (a serving that has been cut from a larger portion)
drink (a single serving of a beverage)
Holonyms ("portion" is a part of...):
meal; repast (the food served and eaten at one time)
• PORTION (verb)
Meaning:
Give out or allot
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
allot; portion; assign
Context example:
We were assigned new uniforms
Hypernyms (to "portion" is one way to...):
administer; allot; deal; deal out; dish out; dispense; distribute; dole out; lot; mete out; parcel out; shell out (administer or bestow, as in small portions)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "portion"):
allow; appropriate; earmark; reserve; set aside (give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause)
allocate; apportion (distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
