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: My family moved to Israel when I was eight until I was 10, and then we came back, and my parents split up. I was suddenly in a single-parent home and on scholarship. Fifth grade was such a hard year for me.
Schism
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A split or separation within a group or organization, typically caused by discord.A formal division or split within a religious body.a split within Christianity whereby a group no longer recognizes the Bishop of Rome as the head of the Church, but shares essentially the same beliefs with the Church of Rome. In other words, a political split without the introduction of heresy.