· something determined in relation to something that includes it; "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"

Synonym(s): part, component_part, component, constituent

Hypernym(s): relation

· something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"

Synonym(s): part

Hypernym(s): object, physical_object

· the allotment of some amount by dividing something; "death gets more than its share of attention from theologians"

Synonym(s): parcel, share

Hypernym(s): allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation

· assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash"

Synonym(s): share, part, percentage

Hypernym(s): assets

· 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"

Synonym(s): fortune, destiny, fate, luck, lot, circumstances

Hypernym(s): condition

· money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage

Synonym(s): dowry, dowery, dower

Hypernym(s): gift

· 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"

Synonym(s): helping, serving

Hypernym(s): small_indefinite_quantity, small_indefinite_amount

· give out; "We were assigned new uniforms"

Synonym(s): assign, allot

Hypernym(s): distribute, administer, mete_out, deal, parcel_out, lot, dispense, shell_out, deal_out, dish_out, allot, dole_out