Definition (noun) extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back)
Definition (noun) a bottle containing half the usual amount
Definition (noun) a promised or claimed share of loot or money
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he demanded his split before they disbanded
Definition (noun) a lengthwise crack in wood
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he inserted the wedge into a split in the log
Definition (noun) an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
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there was a rip in his pants
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she had snags in her stockings
Definition (noun) an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea
Definition (noun) a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts
Definition (noun) (tenpin bowling) a divided formation of pins left standing after the first bowl
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he was winning until he got a split in the tenth frame
Definition (noun) an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity
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they announced a two-for-one split of the common stock
Definition (noun) the act of rending or ripping or splitting something
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he gave the envelope a vigorous rip
Definition (noun) division of a group into opposing factions
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another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy
Definition (verb) separate into parts or portions
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divide the cake into three equal parts
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The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I
Definition (verb) separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
Definition (verb) discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
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The business partners broke over a tax question
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The couple separated after 25 years of marriage
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My friend and I split up
Definition (verb) go one's own way; move apart
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The friends separated after the party
Definition (verb) come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
Definition (adj) having been divided; having the unity destroyed
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Congress...gave the impression of...a confusing sum of disconnected local forces
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a league of disunited nations
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a fragmented coalition
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a split group
Definition (adj) (especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain
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we bought split logs for the fireplace