n.
1.the act of dividing or disconnecting
2.coming apart
3.the state of lacking unity
4.the distance between things
5.sorting one thing from others
6.the social act of separating or parting company
7.the space where a division or parting occurs
8.termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)
9.(law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)
Idiom of the Day
let sleeping dogs lie
to not make trouble if you do not have to
"You should let sleeping dogs lie and not begin to talk about past problems."