Split
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Having the middle group equal to the direct product of the others. Comprising half decaffeinated and half caffeinated espresso.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The acrobatic feat of spreading the legs flat on the floor 180 degrees apart, either sideways to the body or with one leg in front and one behind. A split-finger fastball. A result of a first throw that leaves two or more pins standing with one or more pins between them knocked down. A dessert or confection resembling a banana split. A unit of measure used for champagne or other spirits: 18.75 centiliter or 1/4 quarter of a standard .75 liter bottle. Commercially comparable to 1/20th gallon, which is 1/2 of a fifth. A bottle of wine containing 0.375 liters, 1/2 the volume of a standard .75 liter bottle; a demi. The elapsed time at specific intermediate point(s) in a race. (construction) A tear resulting from tensile stresses.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: Of something solid, to divide fully or partly along a more or less straight line. To share; to divide. To leave. to separate or break up.
Example sentence: Society cannot share a common communication system so long as it is split into warring factions.
Rive
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A place torn; a rent; a rift.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To tear apart by force; to split; to cleave.To pierce or cleave with a weapon.To be split or rent asunder.