section: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 9 letter points · starts with S · ends with N
Meaning of section
noun
A cutting; a part cut out from the rest of something.
A part, piece, subdivision of anything.
A part, piece, subdivision of anything. A group of instruments in an orchestra.
Example: The horn section is the group of symphonic musicians who play the French horn.
A part of a document, especially a major part; often notated with §.
Listed forms: sections.
Source: Wiktionary — section.
verb
- transitive
To cut, divide or separate into pieces.
- transitive
To reduce to the degree of thinness required for study with the microscope.
- Australia, New-Zealand, UK, transitive
To commit (a person) to a hospital for mental health treatment as an involuntary patient. So called after various sections of legal acts regarding mental health.
- transitive
To perform a cesarean section on (someone).
Listed forms: sections, sectioning, sectioned.
Source: Wiktionary — section.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for section.
noun
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
noun
one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object
noun
one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
noun
(geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid
- plane section
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is section in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of section
S(1) + E(1) + C(3) + T(1) + I(1) + O(1) + N(1) = 9 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of section
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from section
135 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in section. Showing up to 24, longest first.