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split
Verb
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If a group of people splits or is split, the people don't agree, so the group becomes more than one group.
Female voters overall are evenly split between Obama (48%) and McCain (47%).
A year after splitting with his wife, he's back in New Zealand.
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If you split something, you separate, cut, or break it into different parts.
East and West Germany were split apart at the end of World War II.
She split the wood in half.
They split into two teams.
The two agreed to split the bill.
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If you split your skin, you cut it by hitting it.
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If you split, you leave.
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A splitting headache is a very painful headache.
split
Noun
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A split between two groups is a strong disagreement.
Time brought about the split between Moscow and Beijing.
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A split in something, is a place where it breaks into two or where there is a long thing opening.
The split in the wood had grown wider over the years.
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If you do the splits, you spread your legs so that your feet are pointing away from each other.
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A kind of ice cream dessert.
plot
Noun
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A plot is the course of a story. It is the main things that happen in a story.
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A plot is a scheme for people to do something secretly.
design
Noun
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Design is how something looks and works.
Honda has a new engine in design.
The new ski design made them 4% faster than his old skis.
After graduating from Art & Design at university, he started his own fashion company.
design
Verb
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If you design something, you plan and show how it will look and work.
The team was asked to design a new video game controller.