Definition: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity
Usage: how big is that part compared to the whole?; the team is a unit
Similar words: physical object, object
Definition: a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
Usage: it was full of rackets, balls and other objects
Synonyms: unit
Definition: a single undivided whole
Usage: an idea is not a unit that can be moved from one brain to another
Similar words: whole
Definition: all of something including all its component elements or parts
Usage: Europe considered as a whole; the whole of American literature
Synonyms: unit, social unit
Definition: an organization regarded as part of a larger social group
Usage: the coach said the offensive unit did a good job; after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit
Similar words: organisation, organization
Definition: a group of people who work together
Synonyms: unit, building block
Definition: a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else
Usage: units of nucleic acids
Similar words: thing
Definition: a separate and self-contained entity
Synonyms: unit, unit of measurement
Definition: any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
Usage: the dollar is the United States unit of currency; a unit of wheat is a bushel; change per unit volume
Similar words: definite quantity
Definition: a specific measure of amount
Synonyms: unit
Definition: an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole
Usage: the reduced the number of units and installations; the word is a basic linguistic unit
Similar words: part, portion, constituent, component, component part
Definition: something determined in relation to something that includes it
Usage: he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself; I read a portion of the manuscript; the smaller component is hard to reach; the animal constituent of plankton