split asunder
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Split — (spl[i^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Split} ({Splitted}, R.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Splitting}.] [Probably of Scand. or Low German origin; cf. Dan. splitte, LG. splitten, OD. splitten, spletten, D. splijten, G. spleissen, MHG. spl[=i]zen. Cf. {Splice},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Split — (spl[i^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Split} ({Splitted}, R.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Splitting}.] [Probably of Scand. or Low German origin; cf. Dan. splitte, LG. splitten, OD. splitten, spletten, D. splijten, G. spleissen, MHG. spl[=i]zen. Cf. {Splice},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Split — Split, v. i. 1. To part asunder; to be rent; to burst; as, vessels split by the freezing of water in them. [1913 Webster] 2. To be broken; to be dashed to pieces. [1913 Webster] The ship splits on the rock. Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. To separate… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
split — [n1] opening breach, chasm, chink, cleavage, cleft, crack, damage, division, fissure, gap, rent, rift, rima, rimation, rime, rip, rupture, separation, slash, slit, tear; concept 513 Ant. closing, closure split [n2] difference, disunion alienation … New thesaurus
asunder — [adv] apart; into pieces disconnected, disjoined, divided, in half, loose, separated, split, torn, to shreds; concept 785 Ant. together … New thesaurus
split — [c]/splɪt / (say split) verb (split, splitting) –verb (t) 1. to rend or cleave lengthwise; separate or part from end to end or between layers, often forcibly or by cutting, as when splitting a log with an axe to make rails, slabs, shingles, etc.… …
To split hairs — Split Split (spl[i^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Split} ({Splitted}, R.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Splitting}.] [Probably of Scand. or Low German origin; cf. Dan. splitte, LG. splitten, OD. splitten, spletten, D. splijten, G. spleissen, MHG. spl[=i]zen. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
split — splittable, adj. /split/, v., split, splitting, n., adj. v.t. 1. to divide or separate from end to end or into layers: to split a log in two. 2. to separate by cutting, chopping, etc., usually lengthwise: to split a piece from a block. 3. to tear … Universalium
split — 1. verb 1) the ax split the wood Syn: break, chop, cut, hew, lop, cleave; snap, crack 2) the ice cracked and split Syn: break apart, fracture, rupture, fissure … Thesaurus of popular words
asunder — /euh sun deuhr/, adv., adj. 1. into separate parts; in or into pieces: Lightning split the old oak tree asunder. 2. apart or widely separated: as wide asunder as the polar regions. [bef. 1000; ME; OE on sundrum apart. See A 1, SUNDRY] * * * … Universalium
asunder — a|sun|der [əˈsʌndə US ər] adv literary [: Old English; Origin: onsundran, from on into + sundran parts ] be torn/split/rent etc asunder to be torn violently apart or destroyed ▪ a nation torn asunder by internal conflicts … Dictionary of contemporary English
