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- [split]
- /splɪt/
- /splɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [split]
- /splɪt/
Definitions of split word
- verb with object split to divide or separate from end to end or into layers: to split a log in two. 1
- verb with object split to separate by cutting, chopping, etc., usually lengthwise: to split a piece from a block. 1
- verb with object split to tear or break apart; rend or burst: The wind split the sail. 1
- verb with object split to divide into distinct parts or portions (often followed by up): We split up our rations. 1
- verb with object split to separate (a part) by such division. 1
- verb with object split to divide (persons) into different groups, factions, parties, etc., as by discord: to split a political party. 1
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Origin of split
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
1570-80; 1950-55 for def 13; < Dutch splitten; akin to splijten, German spleissen to split
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Split
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
split popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
split usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for split
verb split
- abscind — to cut off
- abscond — If someone absconds from somewhere such as a prison, they escape from it or leave it without permission.
- absented — not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present): absent from class.
- absenting — not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present): absent from class.
- absents — not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present): absent from class.
noun split
- allotment — In Britain, an allotment is a small area of land in a town which a person rents to grow plants and vegetables on.
- annuity — An annuity is an investment or insurance policy that pays someone a fixed sum of money each year.
- annulment — The annulment of a contract or marriage is an official declaration that it is invalid, so that legally it is considered never to have existed.
- antagonization — to make hostile or unfriendly; make an enemy or antagonist of: His speech antagonized many voters.
- atmospherics — Atmospherics are elements in something such as a piece of music or a book which create a certain atmosphere.
adv split
adj split
- awol — If someone in the Armed Forces goes AWOL, they leave their post without the permission of a superior officer. AWOL is an abbreviation for 'absent without leave'.
- bifid — divided into two lobes by a median cleft
- branched — a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant.
- branching — the occurrence of several decay paths (branches) in the disintegration of a particular nuclide or the de-excitation of an excited atom. The branching fraction (nuclear) or branching ratio (atomic) is the proportion of the disintegrating nuclei that follow a particular branch to the total number of disintegrating nuclides
- broken — Broken is the past participle of break.
adjective split
- cleft — A cleft in a rock or in the ground is a narrow opening in it.
- crannied — full of crannies or chinks
- crenelated — In a castle, a crenelated wall has gaps in the top or openings through which to fire at attackers.
- crenellated — In a castle, a crenellated wall has gaps in the top or openings through which to fire at attackers.
- divorced — Cut off, or separated.
Antonyms for split
adj split
- as one — If a group of people does something as one, all the people do the same thing at the same time or in the same way.
- concordant — being in agreement: harmonious
- consensual — A consensual approach, view, or decision is one that is based on general agreement among all the members of a group.
- consentient — being in agreement; united in opinion
- likeminded — having a similar or identical opinion, disposition, etc.: a like-minded friend.
noun split
- consolidation — the act of consolidating or state of being consolidated
adjective split
- fused — Electricity. a protective device, used in an electric circuit, containing a conductor that melts under heat produced by an excess current, thereby opening the circuit. Compare circuit breaker.
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