split ticket | a ballot cast by a voter who votes for candidates from more than one party |
fracture crack cracking | the act of cracking something |
schism split | division of a group into opposing factions, another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy |
rent rip split | the act of rending or ripping or splitting something, he gave the envelope a vigorous rip |
split | extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back) |
split stock split split up | 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 |
reverse split reverse stock split split down | a decrease in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity |
split-brain technique | brain surgery on animals in which the corpus callosum (and sometimes the optic chiasm) is severed so that communication between the cerebral hemispheres is interrupted |
tuft | a bunch of feathers or hair |
charge burster bursting charge explosive charge | a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time, this cartridge has a powder charge ofgrains |
disrupting explosive bursting explosive | a high explosive that is used to damage the target that is under attack |
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 |
split rail fence rail | a rail that is split from a log |
split-half correlation chance-half correlation | a correlation coefficient calculated between scores on two halves of a test, taken as an indication of the reliability of the test |
split infinitive | an infinitive with an adverb between `to' and the verb (e.g., `to boldly go') |
split decision | a boxing decision in which the judges are not unanimous |
split-pea soup | made of stock and split peas with onions carrots and celery |
split | a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts |
banana split | a banana split lengthwise and topped with scoops of ice cream and sauces and nuts and whipped cream |
split-pea | dried hulled pea, used in soup |
tuft tussock | a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass |
Split | an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea |
fault faulting geological fault shift fracture break | (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other, they built it right over a geological fault, he studied the faulting of the earth's crust |
rip rent snag split tear | an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart, there was a rip in his pants, she had snags in her stockings |
split | a lengthwise crack in wood, he inserted the wedge into a split in the log |
split end | (football) an offensive end who lines up at a distance from the other linemen |
split | a promised or claimed share of loot or money, he demanded his split before they disbanded |
split | a bottle containing half the usual amount |
fracture break | breaking of hard tissue such as bone, it was a nasty fracture, the break seems to have been caused by a fall |
comminuted fracture | fracture in which the bone is splintered or crushed |
complete fracture | break involving the entire width of the bone |
compound fracture open fracture | bone fracture associated with lacerated soft tissue or an open wound |
compression fracture | fracture in which the bone collapses (especially in short bones such as vertebrae) |
depressed fracture | fracture of the skull where the bone is pushed in |
displaced fracture | fracture in which the two ends of the broken bone are separated from one another |
fatigue fracture stress fracture | fracture resulting from excessive activity rather than a specific injury |
hairline fracture capillary fracture | a fracture without separation of the fragments and the line of the break being very thin |
greenstick fracture | a partial fracture of a bone (usually in children), the bone is bent but broken on only one side |
incomplete fracture | fracture that does not go across the entire width of the bone |
impacted fracture | fracture in which one broken end is wedged into the other broken end |
simple fracture closed fracture | an uncomplicated fracture in which the broken bones to not pierce the skin |
split personality multiple personality | a relatively rare dissociative disorder in which the usual integrity of the personality breaks down and two or more independent personalities emerge |
a blink of an eye flash heartbeat instant jiffy split second trice twinkling wink New York minute | a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat), if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash |
split run | a print run of a newspaper during which some articles or advertisements are changed to produce a different edition |
split shift | a working shift divided into two periods of time with several hours in between |
fracture break | fracture a bone of, I broke my foot while playing hockey |
fracture | break (a bone), She broke her clavicle |
fracture | become fractured, The tibia fractured from the blow of the iron pipe |
fracture | violate or abuse, This writer really fractures the language |
burst split break open | come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure, The bubble burst |