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ear´split´ting|ly — ear|split|ting «IHR SPLIHT ihng», adjective. overpoweringly loud; deafening: »The bomb exploded with an earsplitting sound. An earsplitting musical about life among the contemporary Indians (New Yorker). –ear´split´ting|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
ear|split|ting — «IHR SPLIHT ihng», adjective. overpoweringly loud; deafening: »The bomb exploded with an earsplitting sound. An earsplitting musical about life among the contemporary Indians (New Yorker). –ear´split´ting|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
side´split´ting|ly — side|split|ting «SYD SPLIHT ihng», adjective. 1. extremely funny: »a sidesplitting joke. 2. loud and hearty: »sidesplitting laughter. –side´split´ting|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
side|split|ting — «SYD SPLIHT ihng», adjective. 1. extremely funny: »a sidesplitting joke. 2. loud and hearty: »sidesplitting laughter. –side´split´ting|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
fee-split|ting — «FEE SPLIHT ihng», noun. an unethical practice in which a professional man refers a client or patient to a second man and receives a part of the latter s fee in return … Useful english dictionary
hair|split|ting — «HAIR SPLIHT ihng», noun, adjective. making too fine distinctions … Useful english dictionary
split — 1 vb split, split·ting: to divide into parts or portions: as a: to divide into factions, parties, or groups b: to mark (a ballot) or cast or register (a vote) so as to vote for candidates of different parties c: to divide (stock) by issuing a… … Law dictionary
split — vt, split; split·ting to divide or break down (a chemical compound) into constituents <split a fat into glycerol and fatty acids> also to remove by such separation … Medical dictionary
hair·split·ting — /ˈheɚˌsplıtıŋ/ noun [noncount] : the act of arguing about differences that are too small to be important The lawyers have been engaging in legalistic hairsplitting. see also split hairs at ↑hair hairsplitting adj lawyers making … Useful english dictionary
split — [[t]splɪt[/t]] v. split, split•ting, n. adj. 1) to divide or separate from end to end or into layers: to split a log in two[/ex] 2) to separate by cutting, chopping, etc.: to split a piece from a block[/ex] 3) to divide into distinct parts or… … From formal English to slang
