S: (n) part, portion, component part, component, constituent (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"
S: (n) relation (an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together)
S: (n) entity (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
S: (n) ray (any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish)
S: (n) ray (cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins)
Verb
S: (v) ray (emit as rays) "That tower rays a laser beam for miles across the sky"
S: (v) radiate, ray (extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center) "spokes radiate from the hub of the wheel"; "This plants radiate spines in all directions"
S: (v) process, treat (subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition) "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals"; "treat an oil spill"
S: (v) change, alter, modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation) "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"