share
share is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 9 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.The part which opens the ground for the reception of the seed, in a machine for sowing seed. Knight.
- 2.A certain quantity; a portion; a part; a division; as, a small share of prudence.
- 3.Especially, the part allotted or belonging to one, of any property or interest owned by a number; a portion among others; an apportioned lot; an allotment; a dividend. "My share of fame." Dryden.
- 4.Hence, one of a certain number of equal portions into which any property or invested capital is divided; as, a ship owned in ten shares.
- 5.The pubes; the sharebone. [Obs.] Holland. To go shares, to partake; to be equally concerned. -- Share and share alike, in equal shares.
- 6.To part among two or more; to distribute in portions; to divide. Suppose I share my fortune equally between my children and a stranger. Swift.
- 7.To partake of, use, or experience, with others; to have a portion of; to take and possess in common; as, to share a shelter with another. While avarice and rapine share the land. Milton.
- 8.To cut; to shear; to cleave; to divide. [Obs.] The shared visage hangs on equal sides. Dryden.
- 9.To have part; to receive a portion; to partake, enjoy, or suffer with others. A right of inheritance gave every one a title to share in the goods of his father. Locke.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- accept
- acceptance
- accipient
- accrue
- acquire
- acquisition
- administer
- administration
- admission
- admit
- afford
- allocate
- allocation
- allot
- allotment
- allowance
- almsman
- and
- appertain
- appoint
- appointment
- apportion
- apportionment
- appropriate
- appropriation
- appurtenance
- assign
- assignee
- assignment
- belong
- beneficiary
- bestow
- billet
- carve
- cast
- catch
- combine
- come
- common
- component
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is share.
- What is the part which opens the ground for the reception of the seed, in a machine for sowing seed. Knight called?
- What is a certain quantity; a portion; a part; a division; as, a small share of prudence called?
- What is especially, the part allotted or belonging to one, of any property or interest owned by a number; a portion among others; an apportioned lot; an allotment; a dividend. "My share of fame." Dryden called?
- What is hence, one of a certain number of equal portions into which any property or invested capital is divided; as, a ship owned in ten shares called?
- What is the pubes; the sharebone. [Obs.] Holland. To go shares, to partake; to be equally concerned. -- Share and share alike, in equal shares called?
- What is to part among two or more; to distribute in portions; to divide. Suppose I share my fortune equally between my children and a stranger. Swift called?
- What is to partake of, use, or experience, with others; to have a portion of; to take and possess in common; as, to share a shelter with another. While avarice and rapine share the land. Milton called?
- What is to cut; to shear; to cleave; to divide. [Obs.] The shared visage hangs on equal sides. Dryden called?
- What is to have part; to receive a portion; to partake, enjoy, or suffer with others. A right of inheritance gave every one a title to share in the goods of his father. Locke called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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