split
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- noun
- /splɪt/
- Overall, an 80/20 split in favor of the government is standard in production-sharing contracts.
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- He has two nails with the split oh, down the middle.
Examples
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Blood's from a split in the crown of her head.
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And that split between residential and commercial.
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There was an even split of boys and girls.
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We just found a split in the main brace, Captain.
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We've got a split rock, really pretty orange bloom.
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The trunk's split.
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The top casing's split.
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The carpenter noticed a split in the wood that would require careful repair.
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After the storm, there was a noticeable split in the fence that needed mending.
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They found a long split in the fabric, making the dress unwearable.
Synonyms
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4.1
A break in something hard like a bone or rock
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1.0
A sudden crack in a hard thing such as a bone
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1.0
A long cut in cloth or paper made by pulling it
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1.9
A long tear in fabric made by pulling it apart quickly
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5.1
A very thin crack in a bone that does not split it
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An opening in cloth or other material made by pulling it apart
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4.1
A small tear or pull in fabric caused by catching
A tiny crack in a bone that does not separate the pieces
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
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8.0
A mental problem when one person acts like two or more different people with different memories and behaviour
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6.7
A boxing result where two judges choose one boxer and the third chooses the other
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5.5
A change by a company that gives each owner more shares while keeping their total value the same
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7.2
A phrase where a word like 'boldly' comes between to and a verb, as in 'to boldly go'
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8.2
Reduce the number of a company's shares so each share is worth more without changing total investment value
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6.8
A company change that gives each owner more shares without changing total value
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7.9
A company action that combines its shares so each is worth more but the total value stays the same
- Jargon
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8.1
A set of newspaper or magazine copies with some pages changed for different areas
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A surgery that cuts the connection between the two halves of the brain
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A number that shows how similar scores are on two parts of a test
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Split comes from an old Germanic word meaning 'to break'. So a split is simply a break, crack, or tear, like a rip in cloth or a crack in a log.