divider
(noun) a drafting instrument resembling a compass that is used for dividing lines into equal segments or for transferring measurements
partition, divider
(noun) a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)
divider
(noun) a person who separates something into parts or groups
splitter, divider
(noun) a taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics
Source: WordNet® 3.1
divider (plural dividers)
An object that separates.
A piece of card placed in a ring binder to separate groups of documents.
A device resembling a drawing compass and used to transfer measurements of length.
(British, US) The median (US) or central reservation (UK) of a highway or other road where traffic in opposite directions are kept separated.
A person who divides or separates.
Source: Wiktionary
Di*vid"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, divides; that which separates anything into parts.
2. One who deals out to each his share. Who made me a judge or a divider over you Luke xii. 14.
3. One who, or that which, causes division. Hate is of all things the mightiest divider. Milton. Money, the great divider of the world. Swift.
4. pl.
Definition: An instrument for dividing lines, describing circles, etc., compasses. See Compasses.
Note: The word dividers is usually applied to the instrument as made for the use of draughtsmen, etc.; compasses to the coarser instrument used by carpenters.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 November 2024
(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
