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split
(spl/I/t )

adjective (a)

  • Divided; cleft.(adjective)
    source: webster1913
  • Divided so as to be done or executed part at one time or price and part at another time or price; -- said of an order, sale, etc.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back)(noun.act)
    source: wordnet30
  • a bottle containing half the usual amount(noun.quantity)
    source: wordnet30
  • a promised or claimed share of loot or money(noun.possession)
    Example:
    He demanded his split before they disbanded.
    source: wordnet30
  • a lengthwise crack in wood(noun.object)
    Example:
    He inserted the wedge into a split in the log.
    source: wordnet30
  • an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart(noun.object)
    Synonym:
    rent, rip, snag, tear
    source: wordnet30
  • an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea(noun.location)
    source: wordnet30
  • a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts(noun.food)
    source: wordnet30
  • (tenpin bowling) a divided formation of pins left standing after the first bowl(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    He was winning until he got a split in the tenth frame.
    source: wordnet30
  • an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity(noun.act)
    Example:
    They announced a two-for-one split of the common stock.
    Synonym:
    split up, stock split
    source: wordnet30
  • the act of rending or ripping or splitting something(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    rent, rip
    source: wordnet30
  • division of a group into opposing factions(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    schism
    source: wordnet30
  • A crack, or longitudinal fissure.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • Any of the three or four strips into which osiers are commonly cleft for certain kinds of work; -- usually in pl.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • having been divided; having the unity destroyed(adj.all)
    Example:
    A split group.
    Synonym:
    disconnected, disunited, fragmented
    source: wordnet30
  • (especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain(adj.all)
    Example:
    We bought split logs for the fireplace.
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • separate into parts or portions(verb.social)
    Synonym:
    carve up, dissever, divide, separate, split up
    Antonym:
    unify, unite
    source: wordnet30
  • separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    cleave, rive
    source: wordnet30
  • discontinue an association or relation; go different ways(verb.social)
    Example:
    My friend and I split up.
    Synonym:
    break, break up, part, separate, split up
    source: wordnet30
  • go one's own way; move apart(verb.motion)
    Synonym:
    part, separate
    source: wordnet30
  • come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure(verb.change)
    Synonym:
    break open, burst
    source: wordnet30
  • To divide lengthwise; to separate from end to end, esp. by force; to divide in the direction of the grain layers; to rive; to cleave; as, to split a piece of timber or a board; to split a gem; to split a sheepskin.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To part asunder; to be rent; to burst; as, vessels split by the freezing of water in them.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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