| barley-break | type of country game in which a couple occupies a den [nicknamed ‘hell’] in the centre of a [barley] field, and tries to catch other couples, who may separate [break] when about to be caught |
| bolt | sift, separate out |
| depart | separate, part company, take leave of one another |
| different | distinct, individual, separate |
| disjoin | disengage, separate [oneself] |
| dissever | divide, split up, separate |
| dissolve | separate, part, break up |
| distinct | separate entity, differentiated thing |
| distract | divide, separate, draw apart |
| dividual | different, separate [i.e. between man and woman] |
| fan | winnow, blow upon [to separate good from bad] |
| sequester | separate, remove, cut off |
| several | separate, different, distinct |
| single | [hunting] select from a herd, separate from other people |
| stand | be distinguishable, differ, remain separate |
| sunder | separate, split up, part |
| twain | of separate minds, at variance |
| unyoke | separate, disjoin, unlink |
| wean | separate, detach, alienate |