| flake |
a thin fragment, esp. one that has split off or peeled off from a surface. [3/7 definitions] |
| foliate |
to split into thin layers, as laminated rock. [1/9 definitions] |
| fragmentation |
the state of being split up or broken into pieces. [1/2 definitions] |
| harelip |
a congenital split in the lip, usu. the upper one. |
| part |
to become divided or broken into parts; split. [1/18 definitions] |
| pea soup |
a thick soup made from dried split peas. [1/2 definitions] |
| piston ring |
a thin split metal ring that fits around a piston, in an automobile or other engine, to ensure a tight seal between the piston and the cylinder. |
| presplit |
combined form of split. |
| rift |
to split or break apart. [1/4 definitions] |
| rip1 |
to be cut open or apart roughly and vigorously; tear or split. [1/5 definitions] |
| rive |
to split into separate pieces; cleave. [1/3 definitions] |
| riven |
sharply divided; split. [1/2 definitions] |
| samara |
a winged fruit, as of the elm or maple, that does not split open when ripe and usu. has one seed. |
| schist |
any of several metamorphic rocks made up of thin, roughly parallel mineral layers that split easily. |
| schizo- |
split; fission. |
| schizocarp |
a dry fruit, as of the maple. that splits into two or more single-seed carpels that do not split open. |
| shale |
a sedimentary rock made up of layers of fine clay-like sediments that can easily be split into thin sheets. |
| slate |
a fine-grained, metamorphic rock that tends to split in smooth layers. [1/6 definitions] |
| split |
that has been split, burst, broken up, or the like. [1/16 definitions] |
| split pea |
a shelled and dried yellow or green pea that has been split in half and is usu. used in soup. |
| splitting |
liable to cause a split or rupture; acute. [2 definitions] |