| crack | | |
| n. (object) | 1. cleft, crack, crevice, fissure, scissure | a long narrow opening. |
| ~ chap | a crack in a lip caused usually by cold. |
| ~ chink | a narrow opening as e.g. between planks in a wall. |
| ~ crevasse | a deep fissure. |
| ~ fatigue crack | a crack in metal resulting from metal fatigue. |
| ~ faulting, geological fault, fracture, break, fault, shift | (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other.; "they built it right over a geological fault"; "he studied the faulting of the earth's crust" |
| ~ opening, gap | an open or empty space in or between things.; "there was a small opening between the trees"; "the explosion made a gap in the wall" |
| ~ rift | a narrow fissure in rock. |
| ~ slit | a narrow fissure. |
| ~ split | a lengthwise crack in wood.; "he inserted the wedge into a split in the log" |
| ~ volcano, vent | a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. crack, gap | a narrow opening.; "he opened the window a crack" |
| ~ lacuna, blank | a blank gap or missing part. |
| ~ opening | a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made.; "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door" |
| ~ spark gap | the gap between two high-potential terminals. |
| n. (shape) | 3. chap, crack, cranny, crevice, fissure | a long narrow depression in a surface. |
| ~ imprint, impression, depression | a concavity in a surface produced by pressing.; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud" |
| n. (event) | 4. crack, cracking, snap | a sudden sharp noise.; "the crack of a whip"; "he heard the cracking of the ice"; "he can hear the snap of a twig" |
| ~ noise | sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound).; "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels" |
| n. (state) | 5. crack, shot | a chance to do something.; "he wanted a shot at the champion" |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
| ~ chance, opportunity | a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances.; "the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington"; "now is your chance" |
| n. (communication) | 6. crack, quip, sally, wisecrack | witty remark. |
| ~ comment, remark, input | a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information.; "from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account" |
| n. (attribute) | 7. crack | a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts.; "there was a crack in the mirror" |
| ~ blemish, mar, defect | a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body).; "a facial blemish" |
| ~ craze | a fine crack in a glaze or other surface. |
| n. (artifact) | 8. crack, crack cocaine, tornado | a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive. |
| ~ cocain, cocaine | a narcotic (alkaloid) extracted from coca leaves; used as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure; can become powerfully addictive. |
| n. (act) | 9. crack, fling, go, offer, pass, whirl | a usually brief attempt.; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl" |
| ~ attempt, effort, try, endeavor, endeavour | earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something.; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try" |
| n. (act) | 10. crack, cracking, fracture | the act of cracking something. |
| ~ breaking, breakage, break | the act of breaking something.; "the breakage was unavoidable" |
| v. (change) | 11. break, check, crack | become fractured; break or crack on the surface only.; "The glass cracked when it was heated" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| ~ chink, check | make cracks or chinks in.; "The heat checked the paint" |
| ~ crack | cause to become cracked.; "heat and light cracked the back of the leather chair" |
| ~ crack | break partially but keep its integrity.; "The glass cracked" |
| v. (perception) | 12. crack | make a very sharp explosive sound.; "His gun cracked" |
| ~ sound, go | make a certain noise or sound.; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" |
| v. (perception) | 13. crack, snap | make a sharp sound.; "his fingers snapped" |
| ~ sound, go | make a certain noise or sound.; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" |
| v. (contact) | 14. crack | hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise.; "The teacher cracked him across the face with a ruler" |
| ~ hit | deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument.; "He hit her hard in the face" |
| v. (change) | 15. break through, crack | pass through (a barrier).; "Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county" |
| ~ go across, pass, go through | go across or through.; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind" |
| v. (change) | 16. crack | break partially but keep its integrity.; "The glass cracked" |
| ~ crack, check, break | become fractured; break or crack on the surface only.; "The glass cracked when it was heated" |
| ~ chap | crack due to dehydration.; "My lips chap in this dry weather" |
| ~ craze | develop a fine network of cracks.; "Crazed ceramics" |
| ~ alligator | crack and acquire the appearance of alligator hide, as from weathering or improper application; of paint and varnishes. |
| v. (change) | 17. crack, snap | break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension.; "The pipe snapped" |
| ~ come apart, break, fall apart, split up, separate | become separated into pieces or fragments.; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart" |
| v. (social) | 18. crack | gain unauthorized access computers with malicious intentions.; "she cracked my password"; "crack a safe" |
| ~ break in, break | enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act.; "Someone broke in while I was on vacation"; "They broke into my car and stole my radio!"; "who broke into my account last night?" |
| v. (emotion) | 19. break up, collapse, crack, crack up, crock up | suffer a nervous breakdown. |
| ~ suffer, sustain, have, get | undergo (as of injuries and illnesses).; "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle" |
| v. (communication) | 20. crack | tell spontaneously.; "crack a joke" |
| ~ recount, narrate, tell, recite | narrate or give a detailed account of.; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child" |
| v. (change) | 21. crack | cause to become cracked.; "heat and light cracked the back of the leather chair" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ crack, check, break | become fractured; break or crack on the surface only.; "The glass cracked when it was heated" |
| ~ chink, check | make cracks or chinks in.; "The heat checked the paint" |
| ~ fissure | break into fissures or fine cracks. |
| v. (change) | 22. crack | reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking. |
| ~ chemical science, chemistry | the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions. |
| ~ decompose, break down, break up | separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts. |
| ~ crack | break into simpler molecules by means of heat.; "The petroleum cracked" |
| v. (change) | 23. crack | break into simpler molecules by means of heat.; "The petroleum cracked" |
| ~ chemical science, chemistry | the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions. |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| adj. | 24. a-one, ace, crack, first-rate, super, tiptop, top-notch, topnotch, tops | of the highest quality.; "an ace reporter"; "a crack shot"; "a first-rate golfer"; "a super party"; "played top-notch tennis"; "an athlete in tiptop condition"; "she is absolutely tops" |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
| ~ superior | of high or superior quality or performance.; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students" |
| chip | | |
| n. (object) | 1. bit, chip, flake, fleck, scrap | a small fragment of something broken off from the whole.; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye" |
| ~ fragment | a piece broken off or cut off of something else.; "a fragment of rock" |
| ~ matchwood | fragments of wood.; "it was smashed into matchwood" |
| ~ exfoliation, scurf, scale | a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin. |
| ~ scurf | (botany) a covering that resembles scales or bran that covers some plant parts. |
| ~ sliver, splinter | a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal.; "he got a splinter in his finger"; "it broke into slivers" |
| n. (artifact) | 2. chip | a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line. |
| ~ sailing, seafaring, navigation | the work of a sailor. |
| ~ float | something that floats on the surface of water. |
| n. (object) | 3. buffalo chip, chip, cow chip, cow dung | a piece of dried bovine dung. |
| ~ droppings, dung, muck | fecal matter of animals. |
| n. (food) | 4. chip, crisp, potato chip, saratoga chip | a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat. |
| ~ snack food | food for light meals or for eating between meals. |
| n. (attribute) | 5. check, chip | a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something. |
| ~ blemish, mar, defect | a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body).; "a facial blemish" |
| n. (artifact) | 6. chip, poker chip | a small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling. |
| ~ blue chip | a blue poker chip with the highest value. |
| ~ counter | game equipment (as a piece of wood, plastic, or ivory) used for keeping a count or reserving a space in various card or board games. |
| n. (artifact) | 7. chip, micro chip, microchip, microprocessor chip, silicon chip | electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit. |
| ~ biochip | a microchip that uses tiny strands of DNA to latch onto and quickly recognize thousands of genes at a time; intended for use in a biological environment. |
| ~ computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system | a machine for performing calculations automatically. |
| ~ dna chip, gene chip | a microchip that holds DNA probes that form half of the DNA double helix and can recognize DNA from samples being tested. |
| ~ integrated circuit, microcircuit | a microelectronic computer circuit incorporated into a chip or semiconductor; a whole system rather than a single component. |
| ~ memory chip | a RAM microchip that can be plugged into a computer to provide additional memory. |
| ~ microprocessor | integrated circuit semiconductor chip that performs the bulk of the processing and controls the parts of a system.; "a microprocessor functions as the central processing unit of a microcomputer"; "a disk drive contains a microprocessor to handle the internal functions of the drive" |
| ~ semiconductor device, semiconductor unit, semiconductor | a conductor made with semiconducting material. |
| n. (act) | 8. chip, chip shot | (golf) a low running approach shot. |
| ~ golf, golf game | a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes. |
| ~ approach shot, approach | a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green.; "he lost the hole when his approach rolled over the green" |
| n. (act) | 9. chip, chipping, splintering | the act of chipping something. |
| ~ breaking, breakage, break | the act of breaking something.; "the breakage was unavoidable" |
| v. (contact) | 10. break away, break off, chip, chip off, come off | break off (a piece from a whole).; "Her tooth chipped" |
| ~ flake off, peel, flake, peel off | come off in flakes or thin small pieces.; "The paint in my house is peeling off" |
| ~ exfoliate | come off in a very thin piece. |
| ~ divide, part, separate | come apart.; "The two pieces that we had glued separated" |
| v. (contact) | 11. chip, nick | cut a nick into. |
| ~ cut | separate with or as if with an instrument.; "Cut the rope" |
| v. (contact) | 12. chip | play a chip shot. |
| ~ golf, golf game | a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes. |
| ~ shoot | throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective.; "shoot craps"; "shoot a golf ball" |
| v. (contact) | 13. chip | form by chipping.; "They chipped their names in the stone" |
| ~ shape, mould, mold, form, forge, work | make something, usually for a specific function.; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword" |
| v. (contact) | 14. break off, chip, cut off, knap | break a small piece off from.; "chip the glass"; "chip a tooth" |
| ~ cut | separate with or as if with an instrument.; "Cut the rope" |
| spall | | |
| n. (object) | 1. spall, spawl | a fragment broken off from the edge or face of stone or ore and having at least one thin edge.; "a truck bearing a mound of blue spalls" |
| ~ fragment | a piece broken off or cut off of something else.; "a fragment of rock" |
| splinter | | |
| n. (object) | 1. sliver, splinter | a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal.; "he got a splinter in his finger"; "it broke into slivers" |
| ~ chip, fleck, scrap, bit, flake | a small fragment of something broken off from the whole.; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye" |
| v. (social) | 2. break away, secede, splinter | withdraw from an organization or communion.; "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away" |
| ~ break up, part, split, split up, separate, break | discontinue an association or relation; go different ways.; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up" |
| v. (social) | 3. sliver, splinter | divide into slivers or splinters. |
| ~ carve up, dissever, divide, split, split up, separate | separate into parts or portions.; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I" |
| v. (change) | 4. sliver, splinter | break up into splinters or slivers.; "The wood splintered" |
| ~ fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize, break up | break or cause to break into pieces.; "The plate fragmented" |
| split | | |
| n. (act) | 1. split | extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back). |
| ~ acrobatic feat, acrobatic stunt | a stunt performed by an acrobat. |
| n. (quantity) | 2. split | a bottle containing half the usual amount. |
| ~ bottleful, bottle | the quantity contained in a bottle. |
| n. (possession) | 3. split | a promised or claimed share of loot or money.; "he demanded his split before they disbanded" |
| ~ share, percentage, portion, part | assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group.; "he wanted his share in cash" |
| n. (object) | 4. split | a lengthwise crack in wood.; "he inserted the wedge into a split in the log" |
| ~ crack, scissure, cleft, crevice, fissure | a long narrow opening. |
| n. (object) | 5. rent, rip, snag, split, tear | an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart.; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings" |
| ~ opening, gap | an open or empty space in or between things.; "there was a small opening between the trees"; "the explosion made a gap in the wall" |
| n. (location) | 6. split | an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea. |
| ~ city, metropolis, urban center | a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts.; "Ancient Troy was a great city" |
| ~ croatia, hrvatska, republic of croatia | a republic in the western Balkans in south-central Europe in the eastern Adriatic coastal area; formerly part of the Habsburg monarchy and Yugoslavia; became independent in 1991. |
| n. (food) | 7. split | a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts. |
| ~ frozen dessert | any of various desserts prepared by freezing. |
| ~ banana split | a banana split lengthwise and topped with scoops of ice cream and sauces and nuts and whipped cream. |
| n. (artifact) | 8. split | (tenpin bowling) a divided formation of pins left standing after the first bowl.; "he was winning until he got a split in the tenth frame" |
| ~ tenpin bowling, tenpins | bowling down an alley at a target of ten wooden pins. |
| ~ formation | a particular spatial arrangement. |
| n. (act) | 9. split, split up, stock split | an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity.; "they announced a two-for-one split of the common stock" |
| ~ step-up, increase | the act of increasing something.; "he gave me an increase in salary" |
| n. (act) | 10. rent, rip, split | the act of rending or ripping or splitting something.; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip" |
| ~ tear | the act of tearing.; "he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear" |
| n. (act) | 11. schism, split | division of a group into opposing factions.; "another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy" |
| ~ division | the act or process of dividing. |
| v. (social) | 12. carve up, dissever, divide, separate, split, split up | separate into parts or portions.; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I" |
| ~ change integrity | change in physical make-up. |
| ~ subdivide | divide into smaller and smaller pieces.; "This apartment cannot be subdivided any further!" |
| ~ initialise, initialize, format | divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data.; "Please format this disk before entering data!" |
| ~ sectionalise, sectionalize | divide into sections, especially into geographic sections.; "sectionalize a country" |
| ~ triangulate | divide into triangles or give a triangular form to.; "triangulate the piece of cardboard" |
| ~ unitise, unitize | divide (bulk material) and process as units. |
| ~ lot | divide into lots, as of land, for example. |
| ~ parcel | divide into parts.; "The developers parceled the land" |
| ~ sliver, splinter | divide into slivers or splinters. |
| ~ paragraph | divide into paragraphs, as of text.; "This story is well paragraphed" |
| ~ canton | divide into cantons, of a country. |
| ~ balkanise, balkanize | divide a territory into small, hostile states. |
| v. (contact) | 13. cleave, rive, split | separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument.; "cleave the bone" |
| ~ maul | split (wood) with a maul and wedges. |
| ~ laminate | split (wood) into thin sheets. |
| ~ tear | to separate or be separated by force.; "planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars" |
| ~ cleave | make by cutting into.; "The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock" |
| v. (social) | 14. break, break up, part, separate, split, split up | discontinue an association or relation; go different ways.; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up" |
| ~ give the bounce, give the gate, give the axe | terminate a relationship abruptly.; "Mary gave John the axe after she saw him with another woman" |
| ~ disunify, break apart | break up or separate.; "The country is disunifying"; "Yugoslavia broke apart after 1989" |
| ~ disassociate, disjoint, dissociate, disunite, divorce | part; cease or break association with.; "She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president" |
| ~ break with | end a relationship.; "China broke with Russia" |
| ~ split up, divorce | get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage.; "The couple divorced after only 6 months" |
| ~ secede, splinter, break away | withdraw from an organization or communion.; "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away" |
| ~ break away, break | interrupt a continued activity.; "She had broken with the traditional patterns" |
| v. (motion) | 15. part, separate, split | go one's own way; move apart.; "The friends separated after the party" |
| ~ move | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
| ~ dissipate, scatter, disperse, spread out | move away from each other.; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached" |
| ~ break up | come apart.; "the group broke up" |
| ~ diffract | undergo diffraction.; "laser light diffracts electrons" |
| v. (change) | 16. break open, burst, split | come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure.; "The bubble burst" |
| ~ pop | burst open with a sharp, explosive sound.; "The balloon popped"; "This popcorn pops quickly in the microwave oven" |
| ~ blow | burst suddenly.; "The tire blew"; "We blew a tire" |
| ~ stave, stave in | burst or force (a hole) into something. |
| ~ come apart, break, fall apart, split up, separate | become separated into pieces or fragments.; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart" |
| adj. | 17. disconnected, disunited, fragmented, split | having been divided; having the unity destroyed.; "Congress...gave the impression of...a confusing sum of disconnected local forces"; "a league of disunited nations"; "a fragmented coalition"; "a split group" |
| ~ divided | separated into parts or pieces.; "opinions are divided" |
| adj. | 18. split | (especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain.; "we bought split logs for the fireplace" |
| ~ cut | separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument.; "the cut surface was mottled"; "cut tobacco"; "blood from his cut forehead"; "bandages on her cut wrists" |
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