| noun | extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back) |
| noun | a bottle containing half the usual amount |
| noun | a promised or claimed share of loot or money “he demanded his split before they disbanded” |
| noun | a lengthwise crack in wood “he inserted the wedge into a split in the log” |
| noun | an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart “there was a rip in his pants” |
| noun | an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea |
| noun | a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts |
| noun | (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” |
| noun | 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” |
| noun | the act of rending or ripping or splitting something “he gave the envelope a vigorous rip” |
| noun | division of a group into opposing factions “another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy” |
| verb | separate into parts or portions “divide the cake into three equal parts” |
| verb | separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument “cleave the bone” |
| verb | discontinue an association or relation; go different ways “The business partners broke over a tax question” |
| verb | go one's own way; move apart “The friends separated after the party” |
| verb | come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure “The bubble burst” |
| adjective | having been divided; having the unity destroyed; -Samuel Lubell; - E.B.White “Congress...gave the impression of...a confusing sum of disconnected local forces” |
| adjective | (especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain “we bought split logs for the fireplace” |
| split | verb | separate into parts or portions |
| rip | verb | tear or be torn violently |
| tear | verb | to separate or be separated by force |
| schismatic | adjective | of or relating to or involved in or characteristic of schism |
| schismatical | adjective | of or relating to or involved in or characteristic of schism |
| divisible | adjective | capable of being or liable to be divided or separated |
| division | noun | the act or process of dividing |
| divider | noun | a taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics |
| split | noun | a promised or claimed share of loot or money |
| cleft | noun | a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin) |
| cleavage | noun | the act of cleaving or splitting |
| cleaver | noun | a butcher's knife having a large square blade |
| splitter | noun | a laborer who splits logs to build split-rail fences |
| separatist | noun | an advocate of secession or separation from a larger group (such as an established church or a national union) |
| separation | noun | (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order) |
| break | noun | a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions) |
| breakup | noun | the termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations) |
| parting | noun | the act of departing politely |
| burst | noun | the act of exploding or bursting |
| disconnectedness | noun | state of being disconnected |