Definition of split

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Split (v. t.) To burst; to rupture; to rend; to tear asunder.

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Unreaved :: Unreaved (a.) Not torn, split, or parted; not torn to pieces..
Splint :: Splint (v. t.) A piece split off; a splinter.
Froe :: Froe (n.) An iron cleaver or splitting tool; a frow.
Split :: Split (v. t.) To divide lengthwise; to separate from end to end, esp. by force; to divide in the direction of the grain layers; to rive; to cleave; as, to split a piece of timber or a board; to split a gem; to split a sheepskin..
Spalt :: Spalt (a.) To split off; to cleave off, as chips from a piece of timber, with an ax..
Split :: Split (n.) A division of a stake happening when two cards of the kind on which the stake is laid are dealt in the same turn.
Split :: Split (v. i.) To separate into parties or factions.
Glut :: Glut (n.) A wooden wedge used in splitting blocks.
Spelt :: Spelt (v. t. & i.) To split; to break; to spalt.
Laminable :: Laminable (a.) Capable of being split into laminae or thin plates, as mica; capable of being extended under pressure into a thin plate or strip..
Schizocarp :: Schizocarp (n.) A dry fruit which splits at maturity into several closed one-seeded portions.
Ferrule :: Ferrule (n.) A ring or cap of metal put round a cane, tool, handle, or other similar object, to strengthen it, or prevent splitting and wearing..
Shaken :: Shaken (a.) Cracked or checked; split. See Shake, n., 2..
Paddlewood :: Paddlewood (n.) The light elastic wood of the Aspidosperma excelsum, a tree of Guiana having a fluted trunk readily split into planks..
Wedge :: Wedge (n.) A piece of metal, or other hard material, thick at one end, and tapering to a thin edge at the other, used in splitting wood, rocks, etc., in raising heavy bodies, and the like. It is one of the six elementary machines called the mechanical powers. See Illust. of Mechanical powers, under Mechanical..
Spalt :: Spalt (a.) Liable to break or split; brittle; as, spalt timber..
Unwedgeable :: Unwedgeable (a.) Not to be split with wedges.
Kipper :: Kipper (n.) A salmon split open, salted, and dried or smoked; -- so called because salmon after spawning were usually so cured, not being good when fresh..
Split :: Split (v. i.) To divulge a secret; to betray confidence; to peach.
Crossgrained :: Crossgrained (a.) Having the grain or fibers run diagonally, or more or less transversely an irregularly, so as to interfere with splitting or planing..
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