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bisect (v) | to cut into two pieces |
dissect (v) | to cut apart for the purpose of investigation (You dissect a frog in biology. |
insect (n) | a class of small animals that has three separate sections to their bodies: head, thorax, and abdomen. (A fly is an insect.) |
intersection (n) | the point where two lines or roads met and cut across each other. (Wydown is near the intersection of Clayton Road and Big Bend.) |
section (n | a separate part of something |
sectional (n) | a couch that is made up of separate pieces |
sector (n) | a separate part of a society, group, or area |
transect (v) | to cut across something (The half-court line transects the basketball court.) |
trisect (v) | to cut into three pieces (Trisect the cake so that the three of you share it equally.) |
vivisection (n) | surgery on living animals; medical research that involves cutting into living animals to study them (Vivisection can be deadly to a research animal. ) |