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split end

split end noun: a hair which has split at the end, usually from dryness or poor nutrition.

Noun

split end (plural split ends)

  1. A hair which has split at the end, usually from dryness or poor nutrition.
    • I've got so many split ends – I think I must be working too hard.
  2. (in plural) The condition of having hairs with split ends.
    • Help! I've got split ends!
  3. The position which lines up wide and on the offensive line of scrimmage, whose primary job is to serve as a wide receiver.
    • Jones played split end.
    Synonyms:
    wideout
  4. A player playing the position of split end.
    • The split end ran deep.

Synonyms of split end

Forms of split end

pluralsplit ends

Origin of split end

From split + end.

Questions about split end

What does split end mean?
Split end means a hair which has split at the end, usually from dryness or poor nutrition.
What part of speech is split end?
Split end is a noun.
What is the plural of split end?
The plural of split end is split ends.

Words near split end in the dictionary

  1. split cameras
  2. split decision
  3. split decisions
  4. split dynamometer
  5. split dynamometers
  6. split end
  7. split ends
  8. split epimorphism
  9. split epimorphisms
  10. split ergativity
  11. split finger

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