Nearby Words
Valencia Foot & Ankle CTR www.curefeet.com Winner For Best Podiatrist 2010 By Best of LATV Kcal Kcop Ion
Heel Pain www.longbeachcafootdoctor.com Expert Foot Treatment & Surgery for all Ages. Friendly, Caring Staff.
Relieve Heel Pain www.precisionfootandanklecenters.com Treatment for Plantar Fasciitis Request an Appointment Online!
Ads
verb (used with object)
1.
to separate (a part) from the whole, as by cutting or the like.
2.
to divide into parts, especially forcibly; cleave.
3.
to break off or dissolve (ties, relations, etc.).
4.
Law. to divide into parts; disunite (an estate, titles of a statute, etc.).
5.
to distinguish; discriminate between.
verb (used without object)
6.
to become separated from each other; become divided into parts.
:10
:09
:08
:07
:06
:05
:04
:03
:02
:01
Severing
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
Related forms
half-sev·ered, adjective
un·sev·ered, adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
|
Link To Severing
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
sever
c.1300, from Anglo-Fr. severer, from O.Fr. sevrer "to separate," from V.L. *seperare, from L. separare "separate" (see separate).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Word Dynamo By Dictionary.com
Matching Quote
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.