| splay |
to spread or turn outward or apart; flare. [4 definitions] |
| splayfoot |
a foot that is flat and turned outward. |
| spleen |
a ductless organ on the left side near the stomach, which filters and stores blood, destroys certain worn-out red blood cells, and produces certain white blood cells of the immune system. [2 definitions] |
| splendid |
magnificent, grand, or the like; impressive. [2 definitions] |
| splendiferous |
(informal) magnificent; fine; splendid. |
| splendor |
grandeur or magnificence. [2 definitions] |
| splenetic |
of or pertaining to the spleen; splenic. [2 definitions] |
| splenic |
of, relating to, or affecting the spleen. |
| splice |
to join (pieces of film, tape, or the like) at the ends. [4 definitions] |
| splint |
a thin piece of wood, metal, or plastic used to support and immobilize a broken or dislocated limb or joint. [3 definitions] |
| splinter |
a small sharp sliver of some rigid material, such as wood, glass, metal, or bone, that is broken off from a larger piece. [4 definitions] |
| splinter group |
a small group that separates from or acts apart from a larger group such as a political party or church. |
| split |
to divide (logs, rocks, or the like) sharply, esp. lengthwise or in layers. [16 definitions] |
| split decision |
in a boxing match, a final decision in which two of three official scorers agree on the winner. |
| split end |
in football, an end who lines up at a varying distance from the rest of the offensive line. |
| split hairs |
to make petty or needlessly fine distinctions. |
| split infinitive |
an infinitive in which a word or group of words, usu. an adverb or adverbial phrase, comes between "to" and its following verb, as in "to easily succeed". |
| split-level |
of a house or apartment, having adjacent sections a half story above or below each other. |
| split pea |
a shelled and dried yellow or green pea that has been split in half and is usu. used in soup. |
| split personality |
a psychological condition in which a person displays two or more relatively distinct and complex personalities. |
| split second |
a fraction or part of a second; extremely brief time; instant. |