Textual thesaurus for "Split"

(adj) split

(especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain

we bought split logs for the fireplace

(adj) disconnected, disunited, split, fragmented

having been divided; having the unity destroyed

Congress...gave the impression of...a confusing sum of disconnected local forces-Samuel Lubell; a league of disunited nations- E.B.White; a fragmented coalition; a split group

(noun) split, schism

division of a group into opposing factions

another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy

(noun) rip, rent, split

the act of rending or ripping or splitting something

he gave the envelope a vigorous rip

(noun) split

extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back)

(noun) stock split, split, split up

an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity

they announced a two-for-one split of the common stock

(noun) split

(tenpin bowling) a divided formation of pins left standing after the first bowl

he was winning until he got a split in the tenth frame

(noun) split

a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts

(noun) rip, rent, split, snag, tear

an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart

there was a rip in his pants; she had snags in her stockings

(noun) split

a lengthwise crack in wood

he inserted the wedge into a split in the log

(noun) split

a promised or claimed share of loot or money

he demanded his split before they disbanded

(noun) split

a bottle containing half the usual amount

(verb) break open, burst, split

come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure

The bubble burst

(verb) rive, split, cleave

separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument

cleave the bone

(verb) part, split, separate

go one's own way; move apart

The friends separated after the party

(verb) part, separate, split, split up, break, break up

discontinue an association or relation; go different ways

The business partners broke over a tax question; The couple separated after 25 years of marriage; My friend and I split up

(verb) dissever, divide, separate, split, split up, carve up

separate into parts or portions

divide the cake into three equal parts; The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I