split
noun [C] /splɪt/Definition
› a long, thin hole in something where it has broken apart: Rain was getting in through a split in the plastic sheeting.Holes, hollows and dips › a situation in which a group of people is divided into smaller groups because they disagree about something: There is a widening split between senior managers and the rest of the workforce. The tax issue has caused a split in/within the government. There was a 75/25 split in the voting.Arguing and disagreeing the splits [plural] UK (US split) › the action of sitting on the floor with your legs straight out and flat along the floor in opposite directions: Can you do the splits? Carly did a split.Exercising and trainingBallet
(Definition of split noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- aperture noun
- cleft noun
- cranny noun
- dent noun
- dint noun (MARK)
- dip noun (DROP)
- eyehole noun
- footprint noun (FOOT)
- hollow noun
- intake noun (OPENING)
- orifice noun
- piercing noun
- pinhole noun
- porosity noun
- porous adjective
- puncture noun
- riddled adjective
- semipermeable adjective
- tear noun 1
- wormhole noun (SMALL HOLE)
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