something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows; "training is a necessary preliminary to employment"; "drinks were the overture to dinner"
a minor match preceding the main event
designed to orient or acquaint with a situation before proceeding; "a preliminary investigation"
of or relating to different levels in a hierarchy (as levels of social class or income group); "vertical social mobility"
at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line; "a vertical camera angle"; "the monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab"; "measure the perpendicular height"
relating to or involving all stages of a business from production to distribution
extending the legs at right angles to the trunks (one in front and the other in back)
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"
(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"
a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts
an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea
a lengthwise crack in wood; "he inserted the wedge into a split in the log"
a promised or claimed share of loot or money; "he demanded his split before they disbanded"
a bottle containing half the usual amount
(especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain; "we bought split logs for the fireplace"
being divided or separated; "split between love and hate"