Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
Noun
S: (n) component, constituent, element, factor, ingredient (an abstract part of something) "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech"
S: (n) 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) "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system"
S: (n) bulb (a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end)) "the bulb of a syringe"
S: (n) butt, stub (the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking))
S: (n) 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) "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system"
S: (n) cutout (a part that is cut out or is intended to be cut out)
S: (n) foible (the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip)
S: (n) fore edge, foredge (the part of a book that faces inward when the book is shelved; the part opposite the spine)
S: (n) forte (the stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible)
S: (n) fraction (a small part or item forming a piece of a whole)
S: (n) heel ((golf) the part of the clubhead where it joins the shaft)
S: (n) hub (the central part of a car wheel (or fan or propeller etc) through which the shaft or axle passes)
S: (n) jetsam (the part of a ship's equipment or cargo that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in a storm)
S: (n) limb (either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip) "the upper limb of the bow"
S: (n) neck (a narrow part of an artifact that resembles a neck in position or form) "the banjo had a long neck"; "the bottle had a wide neck"
S: (n) peen (the part of a hammerhead opposite the flat striking surface (may have various shapes))
S: (n) piece (a separate part of a whole) "an important piece of the evidence"
S: (n) pressing (a metal or plastic part that is made by a mechanical press)
S: (n) seat (a part of a machine that supports or guides another part)
S: (n) section, segment (one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object) "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road"
S: (n) shank, waist (the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole)
S: (n) spine, backbone (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) "the title and author were printed on the spine of the book"
S: (n) toe ((golf) the part of a clubhead farthest from the shaft)
S: (n) turnout, widening (a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park)
S: (n) chemical element, element (any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter)
S: (n) element (the most favorable environment for a plant or animal) "water is the element of fishes"
S: (n) element (one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe) "the alchemists believed that there were four elements"
S: (n) element (the situation in which you are happiest and most effective) "in your element"
S: (n) element (a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone)