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split

split

6 7.0
A bowling situation when remaining pins are far apart, making them hard to knock down
  • noun
  • /splɪt/
  • Jargon
translation icon : split (bolos)
  • The 3-7-10 split is known as one of the trickiest splits to convert in bowling tournaments.
  • 7-10 split
  • leave a split
  • 10-pin split

Examples

  • In tenpin bowling, the 7-10 split poses a significant challenge for players aiming to knock down both pins.

  • When life rolls you a 7-10 split, what do you do?

  • Now, a traditional split has all these trimmings, the almonds, the whipped cream, the cherry, and the hot fudge.

  • When a bowler encounters a 7-10 split, it usually indicates a difficult second shot ahead.

Idioms

to split hairs
  • Informal
15 6.8

Argue about very small differences that do not matter

lickety-split
  • Informal
4 8.8

Happens very quickly and without delay

lickety split
  • Informal
1 8.6

Very quickly without any delay

lickety-split
  • Informal
1 9.9

People say it to tell someone to hurry

1 5.6

To laugh very hard

1 8.1

To give each side part of what they want so both feel happy

Compounds

43 2.5

A very short moment when something happens

10 1.0

A dessert of a banana with scoops of ice cream, sauces, nuts, and whipped cream

split personality
  • Specialized
9 8.0

A mental problem when one person acts like two or more different people with different memories and behaviour

A boxing result where two judges choose one boxer and the third chooses the other

3 2.0

A dried pea cut in half and used for soup

stock split
  • Specialized
2 5.5

A change by a company that gives each owner more shares while keeping their total value the same

1 7.3

A player who stands wide to catch passes for the team on offense

A thick hot dish made from split peas and vegetables

split up
  • Specialized
1 6.8

A company change that gives each owner more shares without changing total value

split infinitive
  • Specialized
1 7.2

A phrase where a word like 'boldly' comes between to and a verb, as in 'to boldly go'

1 6.1

A long wooden piece cut lengthwise from a log used in fences

1 4.6

A work schedule with two short work periods separated by a long break

1 5.8

To vote for candidates from more than one party in the same election

1 4.8

A fence made from split logs stacked horizontally in a zigzag

reverse split
  • Specialized
8.2

Reduce the number of a company's shares so each share is worth more without changing total investment value

reverse stock split
  • Specialized
7.9

A company action that combines its shares so each is worth more but the total value stays the same

split-brain technique
  • Specialized
9.7

A surgery that cuts the connection between the two halves of the brain

9.4

A number that shows how similar scores are on two parts of a test

split run
  • Jargon
8.1

A set of newspaper or magazine copies with some pages changed for different areas

How Difficult

split
  • Jargon
6 7.0
spare
  • Jargon
7 5.0

Surface Forms

split singular
splits plural

Etymology

Split comes from an old word meaning 'to part' or 'separate'. In bowling a split is when the remaining pins are left apart from each other, making them hard to knock down together.