break or cause to break forcibly into parts, especially into halves or along the grain
a seaport on the coast of southern Croatia; population 177,500 (est. 2009). Founded as a Roman colony in 78 bc, it contains the ruins of the palace of the emperor Diocletian, built in about ad 300
break or cause to break forcibly into parts, especially into halves or along the grain
a tip of a person’s hair which has split from dryness or ill-treatment
a metal cotter pin with two arms passed through a hole, held in place by the springing apart of the arms
a print run of a newspaper during which some articles or advertisements are changed so as to produce different editions
a split-level house with fewer storeys on one side than the other
having the corpus callosum severed or absent, so as to eliminate the main connection between the two hemispheres of the brain
relating to or denoting a technique of splitting a body of supposedly homogeneous data into two halves and calculating the results separately for each to assess their reliability
an image in a rangefinder or camera focusing system that has been bisected by optical means, the halves being aligned only when the system is in focus
(of a building) having a room or rooms higher than others by less than a whole storey
denoting or relating to an induction motor or other device utilizing two or more voltages at different phases produced from a single-phase supply
denoting a fence or enclosure made from pieces of wood split lengthwise from logs
a working shift comprising two or more separate periods of duty in a day
an issue of new shares in a company to existing shareholders in proportion to their current holdings
a sweet dish made with bananas cut down the middle and filled with ice cream, sauce, and nuts
reduction in the number of a company’s traded shares that results in an increase in the par value or earnings per share
a cinema, television, or computer screen on which two or more separate images are displayed
be convulsed with laughter
a decision based on a majority verdict rather than on a unanimous one, especially as to the winner on points of a boxing match
vote for candidates of more than one party
(of a candidate or minority party) attract votes from another candidate or party with the result that both are defeated by a third
a construction consisting of an infinitive with an adverb or other word inserted between to and the verb, e.g. she seems to really like it
less common term for multiple-personality disorder.
a tip of a person’s hair which has split from dryness or ill-treatment