Noun Definition

split

1.Definition: (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"

Category: Objects

2.Definition: a bottle containing half the usual amount

Category: General

3.Definition: a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts

Category: General

4.Definition: a lengthwise crack in wood

"He inserted the wedge into a split in the log"

Category: Objects

5.Definition: a promised or claimed share of loot or money

"He demanded his split before they disbanded"

Category: General

6.Definition: 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"

Category: General

7.Definition: an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea

Category: Places

8.Definition: an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart

Related Noun(s):rent, rip, snag, tear

Category: Objects

9.Definition: division of a group into opposing factions

Related Noun(s):schism

Category: General

10.Definition: extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back)

Category: General

11.Definition: the act of rending or ripping or splitting something

Related Noun(s):rent, rip

Category: General