All portion synonyms
porΒ·tion
P p noun portion
- helping β the act of helping; aid or assistance; relief or succor.
- heritance β inheritance.
- butt end β butt1 (defs 1, 2).
- quartern β a quarter, or a fourth part, especially of certain weights and measures, as of a pound, ounce, peck, or pint.
- wad β a soft, earthy, black to dark-brown mass of manganese oxide minerals.
- lastingness β The property of lasting; duration, permanence.
- downs β from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
- hunk β a large piece or lump; chunk.
- dole β Robert J(oseph) born 1923, U.S. politician: senator 1969β96.
- exemplification β The act of exemplifying; a showing or illustrating by example.
- convexity β the state or quality of being convex
- admeasurement β the act of admeasuring
- dispensation β an act or instance of dispensing; distribution.
- excerpt β A short extract from a film, broadcast, or piece of music or writing.
- lot β lot (def 14).
- quotum β A part or proportion; a fraction; quota.
- inevitability β unable to be avoided, evaded, or escaped; certain; necessary: an inevitable conclusion.
- meed β a reward or recompense.
- circumstance β The circumstances of a particular situation are the conditions which affect what happens.
- division β the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.
- chew β When you chew food, you use your teeth to break it up in your mouth so that it becomes easier to swallow.
- installment β the act of installing.
- allotment β In Britain, an allotment is a small area of land in a town which a person rents to grow plants and vegetables on.
- quarter β crumb
- ort β Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- admensuration β Admeasurement.
- amortisation β Alternative spelling of amortization.
- linearity β the property, quality, or state of being linear.
- joiner β a person or thing that joins.
- module β a separable component, frequently one that is interchangeable with others, for assembly into units of differing size, complexity, or function.
- bit β A bit of something is a small part or section of it.
- allowance β An allowance is money that is given to someone, usually on a regular basis, in order to help them pay for the things that they need.
verb portion
- calliper β an instrument for measuring internal or external dimensions, consisting of two steel legs hinged together
- measure out β a unit or standard of measurement: weights and measures.
- doled β a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- deal out β If someone deals out a punishment or harmful action, they punish or harm someone.
- circumstanced β simple past tense and past participle of circumstance.
- administer β If someone administers something such as a country, the law, or a test, they take responsibility for organizing and supervising it.
- calibrate β If you calibrate an instrument or tool, you mark or adjust it so that you can use it to measure something accurately.
- dispense β to deal out; distribute: to dispense wisdom.
- doling β a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
adjective portion
- mouthful β the amount a mouth can hold.