parting (noun)
51shot — noun 1 act of firing a gun ADJECTIVE ▪ excellent, fine, good, well placed ▪ clean ▪ He killed them with a clean shot to their heads. ▪ …
52Parthian shot — noun another term for parting shot. Origin C19: so named because of the trick used by Parthians of shooting arrows backwards while fleeing …
53breakup — noun 1) the breakup of negotiations Syn: end, dissolution; breakdown, failure, collapse, disintegration 2) their breakup was very amicable Syn: separation, split, parting, divorce; estrangement …
54divergence — noun 1) the divergence of the human and ape lineages Syn: separation, dividing, parting, forking, bifurcation 2) a marked political divergence Syn: difference, dissimilarity, variance, disparity; disagreement, incom …
55estrangement — noun the estrangement between Vita and her family Syn: alienation, antagonism, antipathy, disaffection, hostility, unfriendliness; variance, difference; parting, separation, divorce, breakup, split, breach, schism See note at …
56separation — noun 1) the separation of the two companies Syn: disconnection, detachment, severance, dissociation, disunion, disaffiliation, segregation, partition 2) her parents separation Syn: breakup, split, parting (of the w …
57union — noun 1) the union of art and nature Syn: unification, uniting, joining, merging, merger, fusion, fusing, amalgamation, coalition, combination, synthesis, blend, blending, mingling; marriage, wedding, alliance; …
58union — noun 1) the union of art and nature Syn: unification, joining, merger, fusion, amalgamation, coalition, combination, synthesis, blend 2) a trade union Syn: association, league …
59continental divide — noun the watershed of a continent (especially the watershed of North America formed by a series of mountain ridges extending from Alaska to Mexico) • Regions: ↑North America • Hypernyms: ↑watershed, ↑water parting, ↑divide • Part Meronyms: ↑ …
60going away — noun the act of departing (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑departure, ↑going, ↑leaving • Derivationally related forms: ↑go (for: ↑going), ↑depart …
