Definition of divider
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Examples of divider in a Sentence
Concrete barriers are used as highway dividers.
She has proven to be a divider of people.
He says that he's a uniter, not a divider.
Recent Examples of divider from the Web
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The Lexus kept going, not over the speed limit, until stopping on the center divider before the Mission Center Road exit.
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Designer Shunpei Yasuda says its a personal but non-intrusive way to stay in touch with someone, inspired by years of watching shadows play on the paper room dividers common in Japanese homes.
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First Known Use of divider
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DIVIDER Defined for English Language Learners
divider
playDefinition of divider for English Language Learners
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: a thing that keeps two spaces or areas separate
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: someone or something that causes people to disagree with one another
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dividers : a tool that consists of two pointed sticks joined at the top and that is used for measuring or marking lines and angles
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