Partner
noun
1.
a person who shares or is associated with another in some action or endeavor; sharer; associate.
2.
Law.
a person associated with another or others as a principal or a contributor of capital in a business or a joint venture, usually sharing its risks and profits.
special partner.
3.
silent partner.
4.
a spouse; a husband or a wife.
5.
the person with whom one cohabits in a romantic relationship:
I’d like you to meet my partner, Sarah.
6.
either of two people who dance together:
my favorite partner in the waltz.
7.
a player on the same side or team as another:
My tennis partner was an excellent player.
8.
partners, Nautical. a framework of timber round a hole in a ship’s deck, to support a mast, capstan, pump, etc.
verb (used with object)
9.
to associate as a partner or partners with.
10.
to serve as the partner of.
Read Also:
- Underpass
noun 1. a passage running underneath, especially a passage for pedestrians or vehicles, or both, crossing under a railroad, road, etc. noun 1. a section of a road that passes under another road, railway line, etc 2. another word for subway (sense 1)
- Petticoated
adjective 1. having or wearing a petticoat.
- Pier
noun 1. a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty. 2. (in a bridge or the like) a support for the ends of adjacent spans. 3. a square pillar. 4. a portion of wall between doors, windows, […]
- Pilaster
noun, Architecture. 1. a shallow rectangular feature projecting from a wall, having a capital and base and usually imitating the form of a column. noun 1. a shallow rectangular column attached to the face of a wall
- Underpin
verb (used with object), underpinned, underpinning. 1. to prop up or support from below; strengthen, as by reinforcing a foundation. 2. to replace or strengthen the foundation of (a building or the like). 3. to furnish a foundation for; corroborate: The author’s conclusions are underpinned by references to experimental findings. verb (transitive) -pins, -pinning, -pinned […]