I.
noun
1 piece, area, period, division, etc. of sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ big , good , greater , huge , large , major , significant , substantial
▪
We spent a good ~ of the day rehearsing.
▪
The greater ~ of the building has been refurbished.
▪ minor , small
▪ equal
▪
Cut it into four equal ~s.
▪ important , main , principal
▪ basic , central , critical , crucial , essential , fundamental , key , necessary , vital
▪ integral , intrinsic
▪ interchangeable
▪ best , worst
▪
The worst ~ was having to wait three hours.
▪ early
▪
In the early ~ of his career he worked in India.
▪ latter
▪
the latter ~ of the century
▪ first , last , middle , second
▪ upper , uppermost
▪
the upper ~ of the spine
▪ lower
▪ inner , outer
▪ anterior ( technical ), front
▪ back , posterior ( technical )
▪ northern , southern , etc.
▪ remote
▪ different , distinct , various
▪ separate
▪ inseparable
▪ component , constituent
▪
Break it down into its constituent ~s.
▪ body
▪ difficult , hard , tough , tricky
▪
I gave up once I got to the hard ~.
▪ easy
▪ fun
▪
Now comes the fun ~.
▪ scary
▪ funny
▪ sad
▪
The sad ~ was that he didn't really care.
▪ interesting
VERB + PART
▪ comprise , constitute , fall into , form
▪
The book falls into three distinct ~s.
▪ break sth down into , divide sth into , split sth into
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
▪
Your salary depends in ~ on your qualifications.
▪
The movie is good in ~s.
▪
a serial in four ~s
▪ ~ of
▪
Part of me wants to stay and ~ of me doesn't.
PHRASES
▪ the ~s of the body
▪ foreign ~s ( esp. BrE )
▪
They're always off to foreign ~s.
▪ private ~s (= sexual organs)
2 a piece of a machine
ADJECTIVE
▪ replacement , spare
▪
Where can I get spare ~s for my bike?
▪ auto ( esp. AmE ), automotive ( esp. AmE ), car , motorcycle
▪ moving
VERB + PART
▪ manufacture
▪ assemble
PART + NOUN
▪ ~s dealer , ~s maker , ~s supplier
▪
an auto ~s maker
▪ number
▪
The adaptors being recalled contain the ~ number 02K65 on their labels.
3 role in a play, film/movie, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ big
▪ bit , small , walk-on
▪ speaking
VERB + PART
▪ act , have , play , take
▪ sing
▪
Annette Markert sings the ~ of Medea.
▪ learn
▪ fit
▪
Walken stars as Shannon and he fits the ~ well.
PREPOSITION
▪ in the ~
▪
He's very good in the ~.
▪ ~ of
▪
She played the ~ of Juliet.
PHRASES
▪ act the ~ , dress the ~ , look the ~
▪
He acts and dresses the ~ of a gentleman.
▪
He was a pirate in the school play and certainly looked the ~.
4 share in an activity, event, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ big , huge , leading , major
▪
Luck played a big ~ in it.
▪ minor
▪ central , significant , vital
▪ active
VERB + PART
▪ have
▪
He had no ~ in the scam.
▪ do , play , take
▪
She did her ~ in bringing them back together.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ in
▪
They took little ~ in the discussion.
II.
verb
Part is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ cloud , ↑ crowd , ↑ curtain , ↑ lip
Part is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ lip , ↑ way
III.
adj.
Part is used with these nouns: ↑ owner , ↑ payment