English to English
split
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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 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.
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.
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)
- come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure(verb.change)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