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divide
A ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems
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noun
A ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems
noun
A serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility)
verb
Perform a division
“Can you divide 49 by seven?”
verb
Force, take, or pull apart
“He separated the fighting children”
verb
Move or break apart
“The two pieces that we had glued separated”
verb
Make a division or separation
verb
Separate into parts or portions
“Divide the cake into three equal parts”
verb
Act as a barrier between; stand between
“The mountain range divides the two countries”
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Can you divide 49 by seven?
He separated the fighting children
Moses parted the Red Sea
The two pieces that we had glued separated
Divide the cake into three equal parts
The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I
The mountain range divides the two countries
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