split
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4.2
- adjective
- /splɪt/
- But the real big issue is that the wood panel has split in several places.
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- So it's a sandwich on and it's a loaf, an entire loaf of bread basically that's split long ways.
Examples
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Under her umbrella, she's examining the tips of her long brown hair, on the prowl for split ends.
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I was getting into the car and my new overalls split right at the crotch.
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The carpenter used split wood to create a rustic fence around the garden.
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After the storm, we noticed that several of our logs had become split and unusable.
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To start the fire, he gathered some split timber from the shed.
Synonyms
494
1.1
To split something into parts or groups
372
1.9
To break into parts or pieces
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2.7
Separate something into smaller pieces
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2.6
To divide something into smaller parts
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3.0
To separate into pieces, for example a machine or a group
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3.2
To break something into pieces by hand
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5.1
Divide something into two equal parts, usually by a straight line or cut
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1.3
To chop or split wood with a heavy bladed tool
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9.9
To cut or separate something into parts, often by breaking it
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9.5
To divide something into separate parts
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
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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
- Specialized
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7.2
A phrase where a word like 'boldly' comes between to and a verb, as in 'to boldly go'
- Specialized
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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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1
6.8
A company change that gives each owner more shares without changing total value
- Specialized
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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
- Specialized
A surgery that cuts the connection between the two halves of the brain
- Specialized
A number that shows how similar scores are on two parts of a test
How Split
Surface Forms
Etymology
Split comes from an old word meaning 'to divide' or 'to cut apart'. That is why split wood means wood that has been cut lengthwise along the grain into two or more pieces.