SPLIT

SPLIT 1 syllable

B1 · Intermediate 📏 5 letters 🎲 Scrabble 7 ✅ valid word

Useful in everyday and work contexts.

noun
  1. extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back)
  2. a bottle containing half the usual amount
  3. a promised or claimed share of loot or money
  4. a lengthwise crack in wood

💬 Examples

  • "he demanded his split before they disbanded"
  • "he inserted the wedge into a split in the log"
  • "there was a rip in his pants"
  • "she had snags in her stockings"

🔗 Similar words

riprentsnagtearSplitstock_split
verb
  1. separate into parts or portions
  2. separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
  3. discontinue an association or relation
  4. go one's own way

💬 Examples

  • "divide the cake into three equal parts"
  • "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"
  • "cleave the bone"
  • "go different ways"

🔗 Similar words

dividesplit_upseparatedissevercarve_upcleave
adjective
  1. having been divided
  2. (especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain

💬 Examples

  • "having the unity destroyed"
  • "Congress...gave the impression of...a confusing sum of disconnected local forces-Samuel Lubell"
  • "we bought split logs for the fireplace"

🔗 Similar words

disconnecteddisunitedfragmented
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