(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
The ~s of something are the parts that it is made of.
Enriched uranium is a key ~ of a nuclear weapon...
The management plan has four main ~s...
They were automotive ~ suppliers to motor manufacturers.
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2.
The ~ parts of something are the parts that make it up.
Gorbachev failed to keep the ~ parts of the Soviet Union together...
Polish workers will now be making ~ parts for Boeing 757s.
ADJ: ADJ n