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split

/spl/I/t/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. Divided; cleft.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

  2. 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

  1. extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back)

    noun.act

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. a bottle containing half the usual amount

    noun.quantity

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. a promised or claimed share of loot or money

    noun.possession

    Examples
    He demanded his split before they disbanded.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. a lengthwise crack in wood

    noun.object

    Examples
    He inserted the wedge into a split in the log.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  5. an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart

    noun.object

    Synonyms rent rip snag tear

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  6. an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea

    noun.location

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  7. a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts

    noun.food

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  8. (tenpin bowling) a divided formation of pins left standing after the first bowl

    noun.artifact

    Examples
    He was winning until he got a split in the tenth frame.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  9. an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity

    noun.act

    Examples
    They announced a two-for-one split of the common stock.
    Synonyms split up stock split

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  10. the act of rending or ripping or splitting something

    noun.act

    Synonyms rent rip

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  11. division of a group into opposing factions

    noun.act

    Synonyms schism

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  12. A crack, or longitudinal fissure.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

  13. Any of the three or four strips into which osiers are commonly cleft for certain kinds of work; -- usually in <i>pl.</i>

    noun

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. having been divided; having the unity destroyed

    adj.all

    Examples
    A split group.
    Synonyms disconnected disunited fragmented

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. (especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain

    adj.all

    Examples
    We bought split logs for the fireplace.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

verb

  1. separate into parts or portions

    verb.social

    Synonyms carve up dissever divide separate split up
    Antonyms unify unite

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument

    verb.contact

    Synonyms cleave rive

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. discontinue an association or relation; go different ways

    verb.social

    Examples
    My friend and I split up.
    Synonyms break break up part separate split up

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. go one's own way; move apart

    verb.motion

    Synonyms part separate

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  5. come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure

    verb.change

    Synonyms break open burst

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  6. 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 <i>split</i> a piece of timber or a board; to <i>split</i> a gem; to <i>split</i> a sheepskin.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

  7. To part asunder; to be rent; to burst; as, vessels <i>split</i> by the freezing of water in them.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

Nearby words

splinter groupsplinteringsplinterlesssplinterproofsplinterssplinterysplit decisionsplit downsplit endsplit infinitivesplit personalitysplit rail

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