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Etymology

From Middle English seccioun, from Old French section, from Latin sectio (�cutting, cutting off, excision, amputation of diseased parts of the body, etc.�), from sectus, past participle of secare (�to cut�). More at saw.

Noun

section (plural sections)

A cutting; a part cut out from the rest of something.
A part, piece, subdivision of anything.
1. (music) A group of instruments in an orchestra.
A part of a document.
An act or instance of cutting.
A cross-section (image that shows an object as if cut along a plane).
1. (aviation) A cross-section perpendicular the longitudinal axis of an aircraft in flight.
(surgery) An incision or the act of making an incision.
(surgery, specifically, colloquial) Short for Caesarean section.
(sciences) A thin slice of material prepared as a specimen for research.
(botany) A taxonomic rank below the genus (and subgenus if present), but above the species.
(zoology) An informal taxonomic rank below the order ranks and above the family ranks.
(military) A group of 10-15 soldiers led by a non-commissioned officer and forming part of a platoon.
(category theory) A right inverse.
(New Zealand) A piece of residential land; a plot.
(Canada) A one-mile square area of land, defined by a government survey.
(geology) A sequence of rock layers.

Verb

section (third-person singular simple present sections, present participle sectioning, simple past and past participle sectioned) (transitive)

To cut, divide or separate into pieces.
(Britain) To commit (a person, to a hospital, with or without their consent), as for mental health reasons. So called after various sections of legal acts regarding mental health.
(medical): To perform a cesarean section on (someone).

Results 424 Words with the letters SECTION

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10 letter words with the letters SECTION ↑

ABJECTIONS 26

ACCRETIONS 17

ACTIONLESS 15

ADVECTIONS 19

AFFECTIONS 20

AITCHBONES 19

ANCHORITES 16

ANECDOTIST 15

ANORECTICS 17

ANTECHOIRS 16

BIJECTIONS 26

BISECTIONS 17

BRONCHITES 19

CARNOTITES 14

CASEATIONS 14

CENTESIMOS 17

CENTRIOLES 15

CENTURIONS 16

CESSATIONS 14

CHELATIONS 17

CHONDRITES 17

CLINGSTONE 18

CLOTHESPIN 20

COASTLINES 15

COBALTINES 18

COENOBITES 17

COEXISTENT 21

COEXISTING 23

COINVESTOR 18

COMMINUTES 21

CONCRETISM 20

CONCRETIST 17

CONDIMENTS 19

CONFISCATE 20

CONFITEORS 17

CONFITURES 18

CONGESTING 19

CONGESTION 17

CONGESTIVE 20

CONICITIES 17

CONSENTING 18

CONSISTENT 15

CONSOCIATE 17

CONSTATIVE 18

CONSTIPATE 17

CONSTITUTE 15

CONSTRINGE 17

CONSULTIVE 20

CONTAINERS 15

CONTESTING 17

CONTINENTS 16

CONTINUERS 16

CONTRARIES 14

CONTRIVERS 18

CORESIDENT 15

CORNETCIES 17

CORNETISTS 14

CORNETTIST 14

CORTISONES 14

COSTLINESS 15

CREMATIONS 17

CRENATIONS 15

CREOSOTING 16

CRITERIONS 14

CYTOGENIES 18

DECEPTIONS 18

DECOCTIONS 18

DEDUCTIONS 17

DEFECTIONS 18

DEJECTIONS 24

DEPICTIONS 18

DETECTIONS 15

DIACONATES 15

DIRECTIONS 15

DISCONCERT 18

DISCONNECT 19

DISCONTENT 16

DISCOUNTED 17

DISCOUNTER 16

DISCRETION 15

DISSECTION 15

ECONOMISTS 17

EDUCATIONS 16

ELOCUTIONS 16

ENCOMIASTS 17

ESCALATION 15

ESTROGENIC 16

EVOCATIONS 18

EXCEPTIONS 24

EXCRETIONS 21

EXECUTIONS 22

EXOTICNESS 21

FLOUNCIEST 19

FORNICATES 17

HEDONISTIC 17

HOACTZINES 25

IMPOTENCES 20

INCEPTIONS 18

INCESTUOUS 16

INFECTIONS 18

INFECTIOUS 18

INJECTIONS 24

INOCULATES 16

INOSCULATE 16

INSPECTION 18

INSPECTORS 17

INTERCROPS 17

INTERCROSS 14

INTERLOCKS 19

INTRODUCES 16

INTROJECTS 23

INTROSPECT 17

IONICITIES 14

ISENTROPIC 17

ISOCYANATE 16

ISOOCTANES 14

LICENTIOUS 16

MANTICORES 17

MICROTONES 17

MIDSECTION 18

MISCONNECT 21

MISCOUNTED 19

MONOSTELIC 18

NARCOTIZES 23

NEOPLASTIC 18

NEOTROPICS 17

NEPHROTICS 19

NEPOTISTIC 17

NICCOLITES 18

NIGHTSCOPE 21

NONASCETIC 18

NONELASTIC 16

NONINSECTS 16

NOVELISTIC 19

OBJECTIONS 26

OCTONARIES 14

OMNISCIENT 18

OSTEOGENIC 16

PLEONASTIC 18

PLEUSTONIC 19

PONTIFICES 20

PROSECTING 19

RECEPTIONS 17

RECONVICTS 21

REDACTIONS 15

REDISCOUNT 16

REDUCTIONS 16

REFECTIONS 17

REJECTIONS 23

RELICTIONS 15

RESECTIONS 14

RESTOCKING 20

SANCTIONED 16

SCLEROTINS 15

SECRETIONS 14

SECTIONALS 15

SECTIONING 17

SEDUCTIONS 16

SELECTIONS 15

SKELETONIC 19

SOLONETZIC 24

SPECIATION 17

STENOTOPIC 17

STOCKINESS 18

STOCKINETS 18

STOCKINGED 21

SUBJECTION 27

SUBSECTION 18

SUPERTONIC 18

SURJECTION 24

TECTONISMS 17

TONICITIES 14

TOUCHINESS 17

TOUCHLINES 18

TRICOTINES 14

TRISECTION 14

UNDOMESTIC 19

VENTRICOSE 18

WAINSCOTED 18

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ANORETICS 13

BISECTION 16

BOUNCIEST 17

CANOEISTS 13

CASEATION 13

CATENOIDS 14

CENOBITES 16

CENTESIMO 16

CENTROIDS 14

CESSATION 13

CLOSETING 16

COASTLINE 14

COINMATES 16

COINVENTS 18

CONCISEST 16

CONSISTED 14

CONTINUES 15

CONTRIVES 17

CORNETIST 13

CORSETING 15

CORTISONE 13

COSSETING 15

COUNTRIES 14

CREATIONS 13

CRETINOUS 14

CYTOKINES 19

CYTOSINES 15

DOCTRINES 14

ECONOMIST 16

EDUCTIONS 15

EJECTIONS 22

ELECTIONS 14

ENCOMIAST 16

ENZOOTICS 22

ERECTIONS 13

ESCORTING 15

EVECTIONS 17

EVICTIONS 17

EXACTIONS 20

FLECTIONS 17

INCEPTORS 16

INFECTORS 16

INJECTORS 22

INNOCENTS 15

INSPECTOR 16

INTERCOMS 16

INVOCATES 17

ISOOCTANE 13

JOUNCIEST 23

NEOTERICS 13

NEUROTICS 14

NICOTINES 14

NONINSECT 15

OBSCENITY 18

OCCIDENTS 17

PHONETICS 18

POTENCIES 16

REACTIONS 13

RESECTION 13

SCLEROTIN 14

SECRETION 13

SECTIONAL 14

SECTIONED 14

SECTORING 15

SEDUCTION 15

SEICENTOS 13

SELECTION 14

SEMITONIC 16

SOCKETING 19

SONICATED 14

SONICATES 13

STOCKINET 17

SUCTIONED 15

TACONITES 13

TECTONICS 16

TECTONISM 16

TENACIOUS 14

TRICORNES 13

8 letter words with the letters SECTION ↑

ACONITES 12

CANOEIST 12

CENTIMOS 15

COINTERS 12

CONCEITS 15

COONTIES 12

CORNIEST 12

COUNTIES 13

CYTOSINE 14

ESCOTING 14

EXCITONS 19

LECTIONS 13

NOTICERS 12

SECTIONS 12

SEICENTO 12

SONICATE 12

STENOTIC 12

TELSONIC 13

TONETICS 12

7 letter words with the letters SECTION ↑

NOTICES 11

SECTION 11

6 letter words with the letters SECTION ↑

CENTOS 10

CESTOI 9

CONIES 10

CONTES 10

COSINE 10

ICONES 10

INCEST 10

INSECT 10

NICEST 10

NOETIC 10

NOTICE 10

OSCINE 10

TOCSIN 10

TONICS 10

5 letter words with the letters SECTION ↑

CENTO 9

CENTS 9

CESTI 8

CINES 9

CIONS 9

CITES 8

COINS 9

CONES 9

CONTE 9

COSET 8

COSIE 8

COTES 8

EOSIN 6

ESCOT 8

ICONS 9

INSET 6

NEIST 6

NITES 6

NOISE 6

NOTES 6

ONSET 6

ONTIC 9

SCENT 9

SCION 9

SCONE 9

SENTI 6

SETON 6

SINCE 9

SONIC 9

STEIN 6

STENO 6

STOIC 8

STONE 6

TINES 6

TONES 6

TONIC 9

4 letter words with the letters SECTION ↑

CENT 8

CINE 8

CION 8

CIST 7

CITE 7

COIN 8

CONE 8

CONI 8

CONS 8

COST 7

COTE 7

COTS 7

EONS 5

ETIC 7

ICES 7

ICON 8

INTO 5

IONS 5

NEST 5

NETS 5

NICE 8

NITE 5

NITS 5

NOES 5

NOSE 5

NOTE 5

ONCE 8

ONES 5

OTIC 7

SCOT 7

SECT 7

SENT 5

SICE 7

SINE 5

SITE 4

SNIT 5

SNOT 5

SONE 5

TENS 5

TICS 7

TIES 4

TINE 5

TINS 5

TOES 4

TONE 5

TONS 5

3 letter words with the letters SECTION ↑

CIS 6

CON 7

COS 6

COT 6

ENS 4

EON 4

ICE 6

INS 4

ION 4

ITS 3

NET 4

NIT 4

NOS 4

NOT 4

OES 3

ONE 4

ONS 4

OSE 3

SEC 6

SEI 3

SEN 4

SET 3

SIC 6

SIN 4

SIT 3

SON 4

SOT 3

TEN 4

TIC 6

TIE 3

TIN 4

TIS 3

TOE 3

TON 4

2 letter words with the letters SECTION ↑

EN 3

ES 2

ET 2

IN 3

IS 2

IT 2

NE 3

NO 3

OE 2

OI 2

ON 3

OS 2

SI 2

SO 2

TI 2

TO 2

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