split: Information About The Word 'split'

split is an acceptable dictionary word for games like scrabble, words with friends, crossword, etc.

The word 'split' is made up of 5 letters.

• (n) extending the legs at right angles to the trunks (one in front and the other in back)
• (n) a bottle containing half the usual amount
• (n) a promised or claimed share of loot or money; "he demanded his split before they disbanded"
• (n) a lengthwise crack in wood; "he inserted the wedge into a split in the log"
• (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
• (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"
• (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"
• (n) the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip"
• (n) division of a group into opposing factions; "another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy"
• (s) being divided or separated; "split between love and hate"
• (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"
• (s) broken or burst apart longitudinally; "after the thunderstorm we found a tree with a split trunk"; "they tore big juicy chunks from the heart of the split watermelon"
• (s) having a long rip or tear; "a split lip"
• (s) (especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain; "we bought split logs for the fireplace"
• (v) separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"
• (v) separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; "cleave the bone"
• (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"
• (v) go one's own away; move apart; "The friends separated after the party"
• (v) break open or apart suddenly; "The bubble burst"

Using the word 'split' in Scrabble will fetch you 7 points while using it in Words with Friends will fetch you 9 points (without taking into consideration the effect of any multipliers).

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