
Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)separatea garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments Verbs
(v)separate, divideact as a barrier between; stand between“The mountain range divides the two countries” (v)separatedivide into components or constituents“Separate the wheat from the chaff” (v)separate, part, split up, split, break, break updiscontinue an association or relation; go different ways“The business partners broke over a tax question”,
“The couple separated after 25 years of marriage”,
“My friend and I split up” (v)separate, part, splitgo one's own way; move apart“The friends separated after the party” Adjectives
(a)separateindependent; not united or joint“a problem consisting of two separate issues”,
“they went their separate ways”,
“formed a separate church” (s)freestanding, separatestanding apart; not attached to or supported by anything“a freestanding bell tower”,
“a house with a separate garage” (s)separateseparated according to race, sex, class, or religion“separate but equal”,
“girls and boys in separate classes”