Scrabble?! ELEMENT

Definitions of ELEMENT in various dictionaries:

noun - an abstract part of something

noun - an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up

noun - any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter

noun - the most favorable environment for a plant or animal

noun - one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe

noun - the situation in which you are happiest and most effective

noun - a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone

A fundamental, essential, or irreducible constituent of a composite entity.

Mathematics.

A member of a set.

A point, line, or plane.

A part of a geometric configuration, such as an angle in a triangle.

The generatrix of a geometric figure.

Any of the terms in the rectangular array of terms that constitute a matrix or determinant.

A substance composed of atoms having an identical number of protons in each nucleus.

One of four substances, earth, air, fire, or water, formerly regarded as a fundamental constituent of the universe.

The resistance wire in an electrical appliance such as a heater or an oven.

An environment naturally suited to or associated with an individual: He is in his element when traveling.

The central meaning shared by these noun s is “one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up”: the grammatical elements of a sentence; jealousy, a component of his character; melody and harmony, two of the constituents of a musical composition; ambition as a key factor in her success; humor, an effective ingredient of a speech.

noun - a substance that cannot be separated into simpler substances by chemical means