All sever synonyms
sevΒ·er
S s verb sever
- fissured β Simple past tense and past participle of fissure.
- hackle β one of the long, slender feathers on the neck or saddle of certain birds, as the domestic rooster, much used in making artificial flies for anglers.
- break β When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
- downing β a downward movement; descent.
- downs β from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
- dichotomized β Simple past tense and past participle of dichotomize Having been divided into dichotomous parts.
- factoring β one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation: Poverty is only one of the factors in crime.
- differentiate β to form or mark differently from other such things; distinguish.
- cleave β To cleave something means to split or divide it into two separate parts, often violently.
- dismember β to deprive of limbs; divide limb from limb: The ogre dismembered his victims before he ate them.
- gapping β a break or opening, as in a fence, wall, or military line; breach: We found a gap in the enemy's line of fortifications.
- edge in β a line or border at which a surface terminates: Grass grew along the edges of the road. The paper had deckle edges.
- let go β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- branching β the occurrence of several decay paths (branches) in the disintegration of a particular nuclide or the de-excitation of an excited atom. The branching fraction (nuclear) or branching ratio (atomic) is the proportion of the disintegrating nuclei that follow a particular branch to the total number of disintegrating nuclides
- fade away β to lose brightness or vividness of color.
- downed β from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
- cubed β cut into cubes
- interrupt β to cause or make a break in the continuity or uniformity of (a course, process, condition, etc.).
- knock down β to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- contradistinguish β to differentiate by means of contrasting or opposing qualities
- hackles β one of the long, slender feathers on the neck or saddle of certain birds, as the domestic rooster, much used in making artificial flies for anglers.
- hackling β Present participle of hackle.
- disunified β to destroy the unity of.
- dilapidate β to cause or allow (a building, automobile, etc.) to fall into a state of disrepair, as by misuse or neglect (often used passively): The house had been dilapidated by neglect.
- chiv β a knife
- disembroil β to free from embroilment, entanglement, or confusion.
- cubing β a solid bounded by six equal squares, the angle between any two adjacent faces being a right angle.
- disunify β to destroy the unity of.
- hacked β to place (something) on a hack, as for drying or feeding.
- chop β If you chop something, you cut it into pieces with strong downward movements of a knife or an axe.
- dissect β to cut apart (an animal body, plant, etc.) to examine the structure, relation of parts, or the like.
- disunite β to sever the union of; separate; disjoin.
- extricate β Free (someone or something) from a constraint or difficulty.
- break down β If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
- diffused β Simple past tense and past participle of diffuse.
- give up β the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- dissever β to sever; separate.
- disaffiliate β to sever affiliation with; disassociate: He disaffiliated himself from the political group he had once led.
- estrange β Cause (someone) to be no longer close or affectionate to someone; alienate.
- break off β If part of something breaks off or if you break it off, it comes off or is removed by force.
- fracturing β Present participle of fracture.
- disjoint β to separate or disconnect the joints or joinings of.
- divide β to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
- disintegrate β to separate into parts or lose intactness or solidness; break up; deteriorate: The old book is gradually disintegrating with age.
- whacking β large.
- break up β When something breaks up or when you break it up, it separates or is divided into several smaller parts.
- give way β manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
- exscind β (medicine, surgery) To cut out.
- chime in β If you chime in, you say something just after someone else has spoken.