Definition: division of a group into opposing factions
Usage: another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy
Similar words: division
Definition: the act or process of dividing
Definition: the act of rending or ripping or splitting something
Usage: he gave the envelope a vigorous rip
Similar words: tear
Definition: the act of tearing
Usage: he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear
Synonyms: split
Definition: extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back)
Similar words: acrobatic feat, acrobatic stunt
Definition: a stunt performed by an acrobat
Synonyms: stock split, split, split up
Definition: an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity
Usage: they announced a two-for-one split of the common stock
Similar words: step-up, increase
Definition: the act of increasing something
Usage: he gave me an increase in salary
Synonyms: split
Definition: (tenpin bowling) a divided formation of pins left standing after the first bowl
Usage: he was winning until he got a split in the tenth frame
Similar words: formation
Definition: a particular spatial arrangement
Synonyms: split
Definition: a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts
Similar words: frozen dessert
Definition: any of various desserts prepared by freezing
Synonyms: Split
Definition: an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea
Similar words: city, urban center, metropolis
Definition: a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
Usage: Ancient Troy was a great city
Synonyms: rip, rent, split, snag, tear
Definition: an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
Usage: there was a rip in his pants; she had snags in her stockings
Definition: an open or empty space in or between things
Usage: there was a small opening between the trees; the explosion made a gap in the wall
Synonyms: split
Definition: a lengthwise crack in wood
Usage: he inserted the wedge into a split in the log
Synonyms: split
Definition: a promised or claimed share of loot or money
Usage: he demanded his split before they disbanded
Similar words: share, percentage, part, portion
Definition: assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
Usage: he wanted his share in cash
Synonyms: split
Definition: a bottle containing half the usual amount
Synonyms: break open, burst, split
Definition: come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
Usage: The bubble burst
Similar words: separate, split up, come apart, break, fall apart
Definition: become separated into pieces or fragments
Usage: The figurine broke; The freshly baked loaf fell apart
Definition: separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
Usage: cleave the bone
Similar words: tear
Definition: to separate or be separated by force
Usage: planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars
Synonyms: part, split, separate
Definition: go one's own way; move apart
Usage: The friends separated after the party
Similar words: move
Definition: move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
Usage: He moved his hand slightly to the right
Synonyms: dissever, divide, separate, split, split up, carve up
Definition: separate into parts or portions
Usage: divide the cake into three equal parts; The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I
Similar words: change integrity
Definition: change in physical make-up
Synonyms: split
Definition: (especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain
Usage: we bought split logs for the fireplace
Similar words: cut
Definition: separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument
Usage: the cut surface was mottled; cut tobacco; blood from his cut forehead; bandages on her cut wrists
Synonyms: disconnected, disunited, split, fragmented
Definition: having been divided; having the unity destroyed
Usage: 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