Phrase Hound found 23 phrases and 16 compound words that contain separate. The most common are listed below. Open separate in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 23
- separate peacePeace concluded between enemies that has no impact on the relationships of either with the other's allies or cobelligerents.
- separate schoolA publicly funded school with constitutional status in the provinces of Alberta, Ontario and Saskatchewan and statutory status in Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Yukon, and operated by a school board, headed by trustees, and separate …
- separate maintenanceSynonym of legal separation: A legal arrangement in which a married couple live in separate homes while remaining legally married.
- separate opinionA written opinion that a judge submits in a court case that can either concur with or dissent from the majority opinion.
- separate schoolsplural of separate school: A publicly funded school with constitutional status in the provinces of Alberta, Ontario and Saskatchewan and statutory status in Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Yukon, and operated by a school board, headed …
- lift and separateA cryptic crossword device where several indicators and wordplay elements are combined into a coherent misleading phrase.
- separate the wheat from the chaffTo select only that which is of value.
- separate the sheep from the goatsTo divide the members of a group into those that are superior and those that are inferior.
- separate coverCorrespondence sent separately from other items.
- Separate BaptistA member of a group of Baptists originating in the 18th-century United States, primarily in the South, that grew out of the Great Awakening.
- separate estateA married woman's property over which her husband has no right of control.
- separate outTo separate, or become separated, by removal from a larger group or mass.
- separate opinionsplural of separate opinion: A written opinion that a judge submits in a court case that can either concur with or dissent from the majority opinion.
- Separate Baptistsplural of Separate Baptist: A member of a group of Baptists originating in the 18th-century United States, primarily in the South, that grew out of the Great Awakening.
- write as separate words
- separate the men from the boysTo identify (by means of a challenge or ordeal) which of a group of males are mature, courageous or masculine, and which are not.
- separate peacesplural of separate peace: Peace concluded between enemies that has no impact on the relationships of either with the other's allies or cobelligerents.
- separate maintenancesplural of separate maintenance: A legal arrangement in which a married couple live in separate homes while remaining legally married.
- go their separate waysOf two or more people, to cease travelling or spending time together; to depart with different destinations.
- goes their separate waysthird-person singular simple present indicative of go their separate ways: Of two or more people, to cease travelling or spending time together; to depart with different destinations.
- going their separate wayspresent participle and gerund of go their separate ways
- went their separate wayssimple past of go their separate ways
- gone their separate wayspast participle of go their separate ways: Of two or more people, to cease travelling or spending time together; to depart with different destinations.
Compound words 16
- separationThe act of disuniting two or more things, or the condition of being separated.
- enantioseparateTo cause, or to undergo enantioseparation
- separateeOne who has been separated.
- separaticalOf or pertaining to separatism in religion; schismatical.
- septelA telegram sent under separate cover; especially in the context of diplomatic cables.
- electroseparateTo separate electrostatically
- nonseparateNot separate.
- reseparateTo separate again.
- semiseparatePartly separate.
- separatabilityseparability