portion.html - n. & v.
--n.

1 a part or share.
2 the amount of food allotted to one person.
3 a specified or limited quantity.
4 one's destiny or lot.
5 a dowry.

--v.

tr.
1 divide (a thing) into portions.
2 (foll. by out) distribute.
3 give a dowry to.
4 (foll. by to) assign (a thing) to (a person).

portionless adj. (in sense 5 of n.). [ME f. OF porcion portion f. L portio -onis]

portion.html - n.
(pl. -oes or -os) a colonnade; a roof supported by columns at regular intervals usu. attached as a porch to a building. [It. f. L porticus PORCH]

portion.html - n.
a curtain hung over a door or doorway. [F f. porte door f. L porta]

portion.html - n. & v.
--n.

1 a part or share.
2 the amount of food allotted to one person.
3 a specified or limited quantity.
4 one's destiny or lot.
5 a dowry.

--v.

tr.
1 divide (a thing) into portions.
2 (foll. by out) distribute.
3 give a dowry to.
4 (foll. by to) assign (a thing) to (a person).

portionless adj. (in sense 5 of n.). [ME f. OF porcion portion f. L portio -onis]

portion.html - {n. phr.} 1. Any of the ports that a ship visits after the start of a voyage and before the end; a port where passengers or cargo may be taken on or put off; an in-between port. * /Savannah is a port of call for many Atlantic coasting vessels./ 2. A place you visit regularly or often; a stop included on your usual way of going. * /It was an obscure little restaurant which I had made something of a port of call./ * /His home had become one of my regular ports of call in Boston./

portion.html - {n. phr.} 1. A port where things brought into the country to sell may pass through customs. * /Other ports of entry have been taking business from New York./ 2. A port where a citizen of another country may legally enter a country; a port having passport and immigration facilities. * /Airports have joined seaports as ports of entry for the visiting foreigner./