Divide vs. Split
Divideverb
(transitive) To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.
Divideverb
(transitive) To share (something) by dividing it.
Divideverb
To calculate the number (the quotient) by which you must multiply one given number (the divisor) to produce a second given number (the dividend).
Divideverb
To be a divisor of.
Divideverb
(intransitive) To separate into two or more parts.
Divideverb
Of a cell, to reproduce by dividing.
Divideverb
To disunite in opinion or interest; to make discordant or hostile; to set at variance.
Divideverb
(obsolete) To break friendship; to fall out.
Divideverb
(obsolete) To have a share; to partake.
Divideverb
To vote, as in the British Parliament, by the members separating themselves into two parties (as on opposite sides of the hall or in opposite lobbies), that is, the ayes dividing from the noes.
Divideverb
To mark divisions on; to graduate.
Divideverb
(music) To play or sing in a florid style, or with variations.
Dividenoun
A thing that divides.
Dividenoun
An act of dividing.
Dividenoun
A distancing between two people or things.
Dividenoun
(geography) A large chasm, gorge, or ravine between two areas of land.
Divideverb
To part asunder (a whole); to sever into two or more parts or pieces; to sunder; to separate into parts.
Divideverb
To cause to be separate; to keep apart by a partition, or by an imaginary line or limit; as, a wall divides two houses; a stream divides the towns.
Divideverb
To make partition of among a number; to apportion, as profits of stock among proprietors; to give in shares; to distribute; to mete out; to share.
Divideverb
To disunite in opinion or interest; to make discordant or hostile; to set at variance.
Divideverb
To separate into two parts, in order to ascertain the votes for and against a measure; as, to divide a legislative house upon a question.
Divideverb
To subject to arithmetical division.
Divideverb
To separate into species; - said of a genus or generic term.
Divideverb
To mark divisions on; to graduate; as, to divide a sextant.
Divideverb
To play or sing in a florid style, or with variations.
Divideverb
To be separated; to part; to open; to go asunder.
Divideverb
To cause separation; to disunite.
Divideverb
To break friendship; to fall out.
Divideverb
To have a share; to partake.
Divideverb
To vote, as in the British Parliament, by the members separating themselves into two parties (as on opposite sides of the hall or in opposite lobbies), that is, the ayes dividing from the noes.
Dividenoun
A dividing ridge of land between the tributaries of two streams; also called watershed and water parting. A divide on either side of which the waters drain into two different oceans is called a continental divide.
Dividenoun
a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility)
Dividenoun
a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems
Divideverb
separate into parts or portions;
Divideverb
perform a division;
Divideverb
act as a barrier between; stand between;
Divideverb
come apart;
Divideverb
make a division or separation
Divideverb
force, take, or pull apart;
Divideverb
separate or be separated into parts
Divideverb
separate (something) into portions and share out among a number of people
Divideverb
allocate (different parts of one's time or efforts) to different activities or places
Divideverb
form a boundary between (two people or things)
Divideverb
(of a legislative assembly) separate or be separated into two groups for voting
Divideverb
disagree or cause to disagree
Divideverb
find how many times (a number) contains another
Divideverb
(of a number) be susceptible of division without a remainder
Divideverb
find how many times (a number) is contained in another
Divideverb
(of a number) be contained in a number without a remainder
Dividenoun
a difference or disagreement between two groups, typically producing tension
Dividenoun
a boundary between two things
Dividenoun
a ridge or line of high ground forming the division between two valleys or river systems.
Splitadjective
Divided.
Splitadjective
Having the middle group equal to the direct product of the others.
Splitadjective
(of coffee) Comprising half decaffeinated and half caffeinated espresso.
Splitadjective
Divided so as to be done or executed part at one time or price and part at another time or price.
Splitadjective
Given in sixteenths rather than the usual eighths.
Splitadjective
(London stock exchange) Designating ordinary stock that has been divided into preferred ordinary and deferred ordinary.
Splitnoun
A crack or longitudinal fissure.
Splitnoun
A breach or separation, as in a political party; a division.
Splitnoun
A piece that is split off, or made thin, by splitting; a splinter; a fragment.
Splitnoun
(leather manufacture) One of the sections of a skin made by dividing it into two or more thicknesses.
Splitnoun
A maneuver of spreading or sliding the feet apart until the legs are flat on the floor 180 degrees apart, either sideways to the body or with one leg in front and one behind, thus lowering the body completely to the floor in an upright position.
Splitnoun
A split-finger fastball.
Splitnoun
(bowling) A result of a first throw that leaves two or more pins standing with one or more pins between them knocked down.
Splitnoun
A split shot or split stroke.
Splitnoun
A dessert or confection resembling a banana split.
Splitnoun
A unit of measure used for champagne or other spirits: 18.75 centiliter or one quarter of a standard .75 liter bottle. Commercially comparable to 1/20th (US) gallon, which is 1/2 of a fifth.
Splitnoun
A bottle of wine containing 0.375 liters, half the volume of a standard .75 liter bottle; a demi.
Splitnoun
(athletics) The elapsed time at specific intermediate points in a race.
Splitnoun
(video games) The elapsed time at specific intermediate points in a speedrun.
Splitnoun
(construction) A tear resulting from tensile stresses.
Splitnoun
(gambling) A division of a stake happening when two cards of the kind on which the stake is laid are dealt in the same turn.
Splitnoun
(music) A recording containing songs by multiple artists.
Splitverb
Of something solid, to divide fully or partly along a more or less straight line.
Splitverb
(intransitive) Of something solid particularly wood, to break along the grain fully or partly along a more or less straight line.
Splitverb
(transitive) To share; to divide.
Splitverb
(slang) To leave.
Splitverb
To separate or break up.
Splitverb
To factor into linear factors.
Splitverb
To be broken; to be dashed to pieces.
Splitverb
To burst out laughing.
Splitverb
To divulge a secret; to betray confidence; to peach.
Splitverb
(sports) In athletics (esp. baseball), when both teams involved in a doubleheader each win one game and lose another game.
Splitverb
To divide lengthwise; to separate from end to end, esp. by force; to divide in the direction of the grain or layers; to rive; to cleave; as, to split a piece of timber or a board; to split a gem; to split a sheepskin.
Splitverb
To burst; to rupture; to rend; to tear asunder.
Splitverb
To divide or break up into parts or divisions, as by discord; to separate into parts or parties, as a political party; to disunite.
Splitverb
To divide or separate into components; - often used with up; as, to split up sugar into alcohol and carbonic acid.
Splitverb
To part asunder; to be rent; to burst; as, vessels split by the freezing of water in them.
Splitverb
To be broken; to be dashed to pieces.
Splitverb
To separate into parties or factions.
Splitverb
To burst with laughter.
Splitverb
To divulge a secret; to betray confidence; to peach.
Splitverb
To divide one hand of blackjack into two hands; - a strategy allowed to a player when the first two cards dealt to the player have the same value.
Splitverb
To leave; to depart (from a place or gathering); as, let's split.
Splitnoun
A crack, rent, or longitudinal fissure.
Splitnoun
A breach or separation, as in a political party; a division.
Splitnoun
A piece that is split off, or made thin, by splitting; a splinter; a fragment.
Splitnoun
One of the sections of a skin made by dividing it into two or more thicknesses.
Splitnoun
A division of a stake happening when two cards of the kind on which the stake is laid are dealt in the same turn.
Splitnoun
Any of the three or four strips into which osiers are commonly cleft for certain kinds of work; - usually in pl.
Splitnoun
Short for Split shot or split stroke.
Splitnoun
The feat of going down to the floor so that the legs extend in a straight line, either with one on each side or with one in front and the other behind.
Splitnoun
A small bottle (containing about half a pint) of some drink; - so called as containing half the quantity of the customary smaller commercial size of bottle; also, a drink of half the usual quantity; a half glass.
Splitnoun
The substitution of more than one share of a corporation's stock for one share. The market price of the stock usually drops in proportion to the increase in outstanding shares of stock. The split may be in any ratio, as, a two-for-one split; a three-for-two split.
Splitnoun
The division by a player of one hand of blackjack into two hands, allowed when the first two cards dealt to a player have the same value; the player who chooses to split is obliged to increase the amount wagered by placing a sum equal to the original bet on the new hand thus created. See split{6}, v.i.
Splitadjective
Divided; cleft.
Splitadjective
Divided deeply; cleft.
Splitadjective
Divided so as to be done or executed part at one time or price and part at another time or price; - said of an order, sale, etc.
Splitnoun
extending the legs at right angles to the trunks (one in front and the other in back)
Splitnoun
a bottle containing half the usual amount
Splitnoun
a promised or claimed share of loot or money;
Splitnoun
a lengthwise crack in wood;
Splitnoun
an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart;
Splitnoun
an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea
Splitnoun
a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts
Splitnoun
(tenpin bowling) a divided formation of pins left standing after the first bowl;
Splitnoun
an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity;
Splitnoun
the act of rending or ripping or splitting something;
Splitnoun
division of a group into opposing factions;
Splitverb
separate into parts or portions;
Splitverb
separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument;
Splitverb
discontinue an association or relation; go different ways;
Splitverb
go one's own away; move apart;
Splitverb
break open or apart suddenly;
Splitadjective
being divided or separated;
Splitadjective
having been divided; having the unity destroyed;
Splitadjective
broken or burst apart longitudinally;
Splitadjective
having a long rip or tear;
Splitadjective
(especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain;
