paragraph vs split

split vs paragraph

paragraph and split both are nouns.

paragraph is not an adjective while split is an adjective.

paragraph and split both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
paragraph	Yes	No	Yes	No
split	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, split is a hypernym of paragraph; that is, split is a word with a broader meaning than paragraph:

paragraph: divide into paragraphs, as of text
split: separate into parts or portions

Other hypernyms of paragraph include carve up, dissever, divide, separate, split up.

paragraph (noun)	split (noun)
one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line	division of a group into opposing factions
	the act of rending or ripping or splitting something
	extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back)
	an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity
	(tenpin bowling) a divided formation of pins left standing after the first bowl
	a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts
	an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
	a lengthwise crack in wood
	a promised or claimed share of loot or money
	a bottle containing half the usual amount

paragraph (adjective)	split (adjective)
	(especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain
	having been divided; having the unity destroyed

paragraph (verb)	split (verb)
write paragraphs; work as a paragrapher	come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
write about in a paragraph	separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
divide into paragraphs, as of text	go one's own way; move apart
	discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
	separate into parts or portions

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