Definition of section

"section" in the noun sense

1. section, subdivision

a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical

"he always turns first to the business section"

"the history of this work is discussed in the next section"

2. section

a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope

"sections from the left ventricle showed diseased tissue"

3. section

a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people

"no section of the nation is more ardent than the South"

"there are three synagogues in the Jewish section"

4. 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"

5. section

a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon

6. part, section, division

one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole

"the written part of the exam"

"the finance section of the company"

"the BBC's engineering division"

7. section

a land unit equal to 1 square mile

8. section, plane section

geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid

9. section, discussion section

a small class of students who are part of a larger course but are taught separately

"a graduate student taught sections for the professor's lecture course"

10. section

a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class

11. section

a small army unit usually having a special function

12. department, section

a specialized division of a large organization

"you'll find it in the hardware department"

"she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury"

13. section

a segment of a citrus fruit

"he ate a section of the orange"

14. incision, section, surgical incision

the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)

"section" in the verb sense

1. segment, section

divide into segments

"segment an orange"

"segment a compound word"

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Quotations for section

Look upon every day, O youth, as the whole of life, not merely as a section, and enjoy the present without wishing, through haste, to spring on to another. [ Jean Paul ]

section in Scrabble®

The word section is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 9

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters section:

SECTION
(86 = 36 + 50)
SECTION
(86 = 36 + 50)
NOTICES
(86 = 36 + 50)
NOTICES
(86 = 36 + 50)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (2 words)

notices, section

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word section

SECTION
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In section

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section in Words With Friends™

The word section is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 11

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters section:

SECTION
(98 = 63 + 35)
NOTICES
(98 = 63 + 35)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (2 words)

notices, section

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word section

SECTION
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In section

SECTION
(98 = 63 + 35)
NOTICES
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NOTICES
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SECTION
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NOTICES
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Words within the letters of section

2 letter words in section (9 words)

6 letter words in section (9 words)

7 letter words in section (Anagrams) (2 words)

Words containing the sequence section

Word Growth involving section

Shorter words in section

on ion

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Longer words containing section

bisection bisectional bisectionally

bisection bisections

callisection callisections

crosssection crosssectionable

crosssection crosssectional

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dissection dissectional

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resection resectional

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sectionising

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subsection subsections

thinsection thinsections

transection transections

trisection trisections

unsectionable

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venesection venesections

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vivisection antivivisection antivivisectionist antivivisectionists

vivisection autovivisection autovivisections

vivisection vivisectional vivisectionally

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vivisection vivisections autovivisections