| Main Entry: | category |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | classification, type |
Synonyms: |
class, department, division, grade, group, grouping, head, heading, kind, league, level, list, order, pigeonhole, rank, section, sort, tier |
| Main Entry: | branch |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | department |
Synonyms: |
annex, arm, bureau, category, chapter, classification, connection, dependency, derivative, division, extension, local, member, office, outpost, part, portion, section, subdivision, subsection, subsidiary, tributary, wing |
Antonyms: |
company |
| Main Entry: | compartment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | section, subdivision |
Synonyms: |
alcove, area, bay, berth, booth, carrel, carriage, category, cell, chamber, corner, cubbyhole, cubicle, department, division, hole, locker, niche, nook, part, piece, pigeonhole, place, portion, slot, stall |
| Main Entry: | denomination |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | classification |
Synonyms: |
body, category, class, grade, group, size, type, unit, value |
| Main Entry: | description |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | class, kind |
Synonyms: |
brand, breed, category, character, classification, feather, genre, genus, ilk, kidney, nature, order, sort, species, stripe, type, variety |
| Main Entry: | division |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something produced from separating |
Synonyms: |
affiliate, associate, border, boundary, branch, category, chunk, class, compartment, cut, degree, demarcation, department, divide, dividend, divider, dividing line, divvy, end, fraction, fragment, grouping, head, kind, lobe, lump, member, moiety, offshoot, parcel, partition, piece, piece of action, portion, rake-off, ramification, section, sector, segment, share, slice, sort, split, subdivision, wedge |
| Notes: | a part is any of the components of a whole; a portion is a part allotted to or regarded as belonging to someone; a piece is a part separated from the whole; a division is a part formed by classifying, cutting, partitioning - and so is a section, though it is generally smaller; a segment is a part separated along natural lines of division; a fragment is a small part, usually broken off |
Antonyms: |
system, whole |
| Main Entry: | estate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | class, rank |
Synonyms: |
bracket, caste, category, classification, condition, echelon, footing, form, grade, level, lot, order, period, place, position, quality, repair, shape, situation, sphere, standing, state, station, status, stratum |
| Main Entry: | genre/genus |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | type, class |
Synonyms: |
brand, category, character, classification, fashion, group, kind, school, sort, species, style |
| Main Entry: | genus |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | type |
Synonyms: |
brand, breed, category, class, compartment, department, division, genre, group, kind, make, model, section, sort, style, subdivision, subfamily, variety |
| Main Entry: | grade |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rank, step |
Synonyms: |
brand, caliber, category, class, classification, condition, degree, division, echelon, estate, form, gradation, group, grouping, league, level, mark, notch, order, pigeonhole, place, position, quality, rung, size, stage, standard, station, tier |