| lickety-split |
(informal) with great rapidity. |
| 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 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. |
| split shift |
a work shift with two or more work periods divided by longer-than-usual breaks. |
| split the difference |
to make a compromise with someone. [2 definitions] |
| split ticket |
a ballot with votes that are cast for candidates of more than one party. [2 definitions] |
| split up |
to end a personal relationship. |
| split-level |
of a house or apartment, having adjacent sections a half story above or below each other. |
| split-up |
a breaking up or dividing into two or more parts, groups, or the like. |