Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that divides, especially a screen or other partition.
- noun Chiefly British A highway median strip.
- noun A device resembling a compass, used for dividing lines and transferring measurements.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which divides; that which separates into parts.
- noun A distributer; one who deals out to each his share.
- noun One who or that which disunites or keeps apart.
- noun plural A pair of small compasses, of which the opening is adjusted by means of a screw and nut, used for dividing lines, describing circles, etc.; compasses in general. See
compass , 8. - noun An attachment to a harvester for separating the swath of grain on the point of being cut from the portion left standing.
- noun plural In mining, same as
buntons .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who, or that which, divides; that which separates anything into parts.
- noun One who deals out to each his share.
- noun One who, or that which, causes division.
- noun An instrument for dividing lines, describing circles, etc., compasses. See
Compasses . - noun a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another).
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An object that
separates . - noun A device resembling a drawing
compass and used to transfer measurements of length. - noun UK, US The median of a highway or other road where traffic in opposite directions are kept separated.
- noun A
person who separates or classifies.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person who separates something into parts or groups
- noun a drafting instrument resembling a compass that is used for dividing lines into equal segments or for transferring measurements
- noun a taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics
- noun a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)
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Examples
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I think the divider is clearly Hillary, she is tearing us apart w/no hope to win this nominee ...
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He and I and lasirenadolce wound up at an extremely plain-spoken diner, where despite the place's complete lack of character we heard words like "counterfactual" drifting across the divider from the diners on the other side.
11/4/07: World Fantasy, day 3 jaylake 2007
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To trash Bush as the divider is simply disingenous.
Think Progress » Bush Said His Nominees Won’t Change Their Minds In 20 Years 2005
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To trash Bush as the divider is simply disingenous.
Think Progress » Bush Said His Nominees Won’t Change Their Minds In 20 Years 2005
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COOPER: You ` re a uniter and a divider, which is much greater.
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Explain How a uniter, not a divider has been the opposite.
Think Progress » ABC News Survey: 33 Senators Say They Were Wrong To Vote For War In Iraq 2007
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COOPER: You ` re a uniter and a divider, which is much greater.
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COOPER: You ` re a uniter and a divider, which is much greater.
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Beyond the divider was a round marble table with a pouch that contained loops of electrical wiring: green, yellow, blue, and red.
Seeds of Terror Maria A. Ressa 2003
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Beyond the divider was a round marble table with a pouch that contained loops of electrical wiring: green, yellow, blue, and red.
Seeds of Terror Maria A. Ressa 2003
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