divides Meaning & Definition
What Does Divides Mean?
Divides is used as a noun meaning plural of divide. As a verb, it means third-person singular simple present indicative of divide. As a verb, it means To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.
Divides: Key Facts
| Part of speech | noun, verb |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | separate, shear and split |
| Antonyms | multiply, combine and merge |
Divides Definition (Noun)
- plural of divide
Divides as a Verb
- third-person singular simple present indicative of divide
Noun
- A thing that divides.
Stay on your side of the divide, please.
- An act of dividing.
The divide left most of the good land on my share of the property.
- A distancing between two people or things.
There is a great divide between us.
- A large chasm, gorge, or ravine between two areas of land.
If you're heading to the coast, you'll have to cross the divide first.
- The topographical boundary dividing two adjacent catchment basins, such as a ridge or a crest.
Verb
- To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.
a wall divides two houses; a stream divides the towns
- To share (something) by dividing it.
How shall we divide this pie?
- (with by) To calculate the number (the quotient) by which you must multiply one given number (the divisor) to produce a second given number (the dividend).
If you divide 6 by 3, you get 2.
- To be a divisor of.
3 divides 6.
- To separate into two or more parts.
- Of a cell, to reproduce by dividing.
- To disunite in opinion or interest; to make discordant or hostile; to set at variance.
- To break friendship; to fall out.
- To have a share; to partake.
- To vote, as in the British parliament and other legislatures, by the members separating themselves into two parties (as on opposite sides of the hall or in opposite lobbies), that is, the ayes dividing from the noes.
- To mark divisions on; to graduate.
to divide a sextant
- To play or sing in a florid style, or with variations.
Synonyms of Divides
Divides synonyms and antonyms →Antonyms of Divides
Divides in a Sentence
Stay on your side of the divide, please.
The divide left most of the good land on my share of the property.
There is a great divide between us.
If you're heading to the coast, you'll have to cross the divide first.
a wall divides two houses; a stream divides the towns
How shall we divide this pie?
If you divide 6 by 3, you get 2.
3 divides 6.
to divide a sextant
Word Forms & Grammar
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Words That Rhyme With Divides
Quick Answers About Divides
Is divides a noun or a verb?
Divides is mainly used as a noun, but it can also be used as a verb.
What is another word for divides?
Words with a similar meaning to divides include separate, shear and split. See the full list of divides synonyms and antonyms.