| VERB | social | split, divide, split up, separate, dissever, carve up | separate into parts or portions |
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| contact | split, cleave, rive | separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument | |
| social | split, separate, part, split up, break, break up | discontinue an association / association / association or relation | |
| motion | split, separate, part | go one's own way / way | |
| change | split, burst, break open | come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure | |
| NOUN | act | split | extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back) |
| quantity | split | a bottle containing half the usual / usual amount | |
| possession | split | a promised or claimed share of loot or money | |
| object | split | a lengthwise crack in wood | |
| object | split, rip, rent, snag, tear | an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart | |
| location | Split | an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea | |
| food | split | a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered / covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts | |
| artifact | split | (tenpin bowling) a divided formation of pins left standing after the first bowl | |
| act | split, stock split, split up | an increase / increase / increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity | |
| act | split, rent, rip | the act of rending or ripping or splitting something | |
| act | split, schism | division of a group into opposing factions | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | split, disconnected, disunited, fragmented | having been divided |
| all | split | (especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain |
| Sounds | splih't | |
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| Rhymes | acquit ... writ: 187 rhymes with iht... | |
| Meaning | Having been divided; having the unity destroyed. | |
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| Example | "a split group" | |
| Synonyms | disconnected, disunited, fragmented | |
| Broader | divided | separated into parts or pieces |
| Spanish | desunido, discorde, separado | |
| Catalan | discorde | |
| Meaning | (especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain. | |
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| Example | "we bought split logs for the fireplace" | |
| Broader | cut | separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument |
| Meaning | Extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back). | |
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| Broader | acrobatic stunt, acrobatic feat | A stunt performed by an acrobat |
| Spanish | spagat | |
| Meaning | A bottle containing half the usual / usual amount. | |
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| Broader | bottle, bottleful | The quantity contained in a bottle |
| Meaning | A promised or claimed share of loot or money. | |
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| Example | "he demanded his split before they disbanded" | |
| Broader | share, portion, part, percentage | assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group |
| Verbs | split | separate into parts or portions |
| Meaning | A lengthwise crack in wood. | |
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| Example | "he inserted the wedge into a split in the log" | |
| Broader | crack, cleft, crevice, fissure, scissure | A long narrow opening |
| Verbs | split | come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure |
| Meaning | An opening made forcibly as by pulling apart. | |
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| Synonyms | rip, rent, snag, tear | |
| Broader | opening, gap | An open or empty space in or between things |
| Spanish | desgarrón, rasgadura, rasgón | |
| Catalan | esquinç, estrip | |
| Verbs | split | separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument |
| Meaning | An old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea. | |
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| Instance of | city, metropolis, urban center | A large and densely populated urban area |
| Part of | Croatia, Republic of Croatia, Hrvatska | A republic in the western Balkans in south-central Europe in the eastern Adriatic coastal area |
| Meaning | A dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered / covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts. | |
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| Narrower | banana split | A banana split lengthwise and topped with scoops of ice cream and sauces and nuts and whipped cream |
| Broader | frozen dessert | Any of various desserts prepared by freezing |
| Spanish | split | |
| Meaning | (tenpin bowling) a divided formation of pins left standing after the first bowl. | |
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| Example | "he was winning until he got a split in the tenth frame" | |
| Category | tenpins, tenpin bowling | bowling down an alley at a target of ten wooden pins |
| Broader | formation | A particular spatial arrangement |
| Meaning | An increase / increase / increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity. | |
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| Example | "they announced a two-for-one split of the common stock" | |
| Synonyms | stock split, split up | |
| Broader | increase, step-up | The act of increasing / increasing something |
| Catalan | dividir, escindir | |
| Meaning | The act of rending or ripping or splitting something. | |
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| Synonyms | rent, rip | |
| Broader | tear | The act of tearing / tearing |
| Spanish | abertura, hendidura, raja, rasgadura | |
| Catalan | esquinçada, estripada | |
| Verbs | split | separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument |
| Meaning | division of a group into opposing factions. | |
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| Synonym | schism | |
| Broader | division | The act or process of dividing |
| Spanish | cisma | |
| Catalan | cisma | |
| Verbs | split | go one's own way / way |
| split | discontinue an association / association / association or relation | |
| Meaning | separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Model | The girls split the wooden sticks | |
| Synonyms | cleave, rive | |
| Narrower | laminate | Split (wood) into thin sheets |
| maul | Split (wood) with a maul and wedges | |
| Broader | tear | To separate or be separated by force |
| Similar to | cleave | make by cutting into |
| Spanish | desdoblar, hender, partir, rajar, rasgar, surcar | |
| Catalan | desdoblar, esquerdissar, esquinçar, fendir, fendre, partir, tallar | |
| Nouns | split | the act of rending or ripping or splitting something |
| split | an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart | |
| splitter | a worker who splits fish and removes the backbone | |
| splitter | a laborer who splits logs to build split-rail fences | |
| Meaning | discontinue an association / association / association or relation; go different ways / ways. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "My friend and I split up" | |
| Synonyms | separate, part, split up, break, break up | |
| Narrower | break, break away | interrupt a continued activity |
| break with | end a relationship / relationship | |
| disassociate, dissociate, divorce, disunite, disjoint | Part | |
| disunify, break apart | Break up or separate | |
| divorce, split up | Get a divorce | |
| give the axe, give the bounce, give the gate | terminate a relationship / relationship abruptly | |
| secede, splinter, break away | Withdraw from an organization or communion | |
| Spanish | distanciarse, separarse, separar | |
| Catalan | distanciar-se, separar-se, separar | |
| Nouns | split | division of a group into opposing factions |
| Meaning | Go one's own way / way; move apart. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | separate, part | |
| Narrower | break up | come apart |
| diffract | Undergo diffraction | |
| disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread out | Move away from each other | |
| Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
| Spanish | separarse, separar | |
| Catalan | separar | |
| Nouns | split | division of a group into opposing factions |
| Meaning | Come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Model | The wooden sticks split | |
| Synonyms | burst, break open | |
| Narrower | blow | Burst suddenly |
| pop | Burst open with a sharp, explosive sound | |
| stave, stave in | Burst or force (a hole) into something | |
| Broader | break, separate, split up, fall apart, come apart | Become separated / separated into pieces or fragments |
| Spanish | desdoblar, estallar, explotar, rajarse, reventarse, reventar | |
| Catalan | descosir-se, desdoblar, esberlar-se, esquerdar-se, explotar, rebentar-se | |
| Nouns | split | a lengthwise crack in wood |
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