parts
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1 pieces of a whole (n.) A1 Beginnertwo or more pieces that make up a complete object or system.
constituent portions or components which together comprise a whole entity or system.
ExampleThe mechanic ordered the new parts to fix the broken engine.
ExampleThe assembly of the aircraft requires thousands of precision-engineered parts sourced from suppliers across the globe.
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2 a region or area (n.) B1 Intermediate Informala particular area or neighborhood, often used when talking about where you live.
a particular region, district, or vicinity; frequently used in the idiomatic phrase 'these parts'.
ExampleWe don't see many tourists in these parts during the winter.
ExampleHaving grown up in these parts, he was intimately familiar with the hidden trails that bypassed the main coastal roads.
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3 genitals (n.) C1 Advanced Formala polite or indirect way to talk about a person's sex organs.
a euphemistic reference to the external genitalia; a shortened form of 'private parts'.
ExampleThe doctor asked if he had any pain in his private parts.
ExampleThe medical examiner noted minor bruising to the victim's private parts, suggesting a struggle had occurred prior to the injury.
- genitals
- private parts
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4 talents or abilities (n.) C2 Proficiency Literary Archaica person's natural skills or intelligence.
intellectual ability, learning, or natural talents; often used in the phrase 'a man of parts'.
ExampleHe was known as a man of many parts, being both a poet and a scientist.
ExampleThe biography depicts the statesman as a man of singular parts, possessing both a keen legal mind and a profound grasp of classical philosophy.
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5 to separate (v.) B1 Intermediateto move away from someone or to divide something into pieces.
the third-person singular present form of 'part', meaning to separate, divide, or leave someone's company.
ExampleThe river parts into two smaller streams just before the lake.
ExampleThe crowd parts as the motorcade approaches, creating a narrow corridor for the vehicles to pass through the square.