Words in english starting with S

• split second — Noun – English ～ 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 — Noun – English ～ 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"
• split — Noun – English ～ the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip"
• split end — Noun – English ～ (football) an offensive end who lines up at a distance from the other linemen
• split decision — Noun – English ～ a boxing decision in which the judges are not unanimous
• split down — Noun – English ～ a decrease in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity
• split — Noun – English ～ (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 — Noun – English ～ an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea
• split rail — Noun – English ～ a rail that is split from a log
• split-pea soup — Noun – English ～ made of stock and split peas with onions carrots and celery
• split — Noun – English ～ extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back)
• split — Noun – English ～ a promised or claimed share of loot or money; "he demanded his split before they disbanded"
• split — Noun – English ～ an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"
• split-rail fence — Noun – English ～ a fence (usually made of split logs laid across each other at an angle)
• split — Noun – English ～ division of a group into opposing factions; "another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy"
• split infinitive — Noun – English ～ an infinitive with an adverb between `to' and the verb (e.g., `to boldly go')
• split-half correlation — Noun – English ～ a correlation coefficient calculated between scores on two halves of a test; taken as an indication of the reliability of the test
• split — Verb – English ～ separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument; "cleave the bone"
• split — Verb – English ～ come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure; "The bubble burst"
• split — Verb – English ～ separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"

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