
Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)splitextending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back) (n)splita bottle containing half the usual amount (n)splita promised or claimed share of loot or money“he demanded his split before they disbanded” (n)splita lengthwise crack in wood“he inserted the wedge into a split in the log” (n)rip, rent, snag, split, tear2an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart“there was a rip in his pants”,
“she had snags in her stockings” (n)splita dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts (n)split(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)split, stock split, split upan 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)rent, rip, splitthe act of rending or ripping or splitting something“he gave the envelope a vigorous rip” (n)schism, splitdivision of a group into opposing factions“another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy” Verbs
(v)cleave, split, riveseparate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument“cleave the bone” (v)separate, part, split up, split, break, break updiscontinue 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)separate, part, splitgo one's own way; move apart“The friends separated after the party” (v)burst, split, break opencome open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure“The bubble burst” Adjectives
(s)disconnected, disunited, fragmented, splithaving 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)split(especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain“we bought split logs for the fireplace”