split
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(s) 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
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(s) (especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain
- we bought split logs for the fireplace
Nouns
- (n) extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back)
- (n) a bottle containing half the usual amount
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(n) a promised or claimed share of loot or money
- he demanded his split before they disbanded
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(n) a lengthwise crack in wood
- he inserted the wedge into a split in the log
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(n) an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
- there was a rip in his pants
- she had snags in her stockings
- (n) an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea
- (n) a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts
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(n) (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
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(n) 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
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(n) the act of rending or ripping or splitting something
- he gave the envelope a vigorous rip
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(n) division of a group into opposing factions
- another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy
Verbs
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(v) separate into parts or portions
- divide the cake into three equal parts
- The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I
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(v) separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
- cleave the bone
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(v) 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
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(v) go one's own way; move apart
- The friends separated after the party
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(v) come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
- The bubble burst