division of a group into opposing factions | a taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics |
the act of rending or ripping or splitting something | a worker who splits fish and removes the backbone |
extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back) | a laborer who splits logs to build split-rail fences |
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 | |