Parts of things

Things that are parts of something else.

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P is for Part

A part is a component or a piece with a specific function that contributes to the way a larger object works, such as a machine or a body. For example, a watch is made up of many parts.

P is for Particle

A particle is a very tiny piece of something, for example: a particle of dust.

P is for Piece

A piece is a part of something larger, like a piece of pie or a piece of wood.

P is for Prong

A prong is any thin, pointy object, particularly a part of an animal's horns or antlers. The end of some tools, like the garden fork in the picture, are also prongs.

R is for Rasher

A rasher is a thin slice of bacon, ham or other thin cuts of pork.

S is for Segment

A segment is a part of something that can be divided off naturally, without cutting. Oranges and mandarins can be easily broken into segments. You can clearly see the segments of the mandarin in the picture.
Segments can also be used to describe parts of some kinds of a creepy crawly like a millipedes body, where there are clear separations between the parts.

S is for Shard

A shard is a broken fragment of something, particularly broken glass or earthenware.

S is for Sleeve

A sleeve is the part of a garment that covers your arm or part of your arm. Sleeves can be short, as on a t-shirt or so long they go past the end of your fingers.
Spoke is a singular of spokes, which form part of a wheel.

S is for Strand

A strand is a single piece of some kind of fiber, like a strand of hair.
Strand also means to leave something or someone where they are helpless, as in "they were stranded on a desert island".

S is for Strap

A strap is a long, thin, flexible strip of something. Straps are usually used for something, like a support to help hold something like a bag or a guitar, or to attach something to something else, like the strap of a watch.

S is for Strip

Strips are long, thin pieces of something. The picture is of some torn strips of paper. You can also use the word strip to describe a group of things arranged in a long, narrow way, such as a strip of shops, or shopping strip.
Strip also means to remove something from. You might strip off your clothes, or strip the plastic covering off some electrical cables.

T is for Tine

A tine is a slender object that sticks out. The prongs of a fork are called tines.

T is for Tip

The tip of something is the smaller end of it, such as the tip of your finger or the tip of an iceberg. The bird in the picture has black tips on its wings.
A tip might also be another word for a small piece of advice, or some money given to someone for good service.

V is for Vane

Vanes are the individual blades of a fan or windmill.