Word Explorer

Split end

A hair which has split at the end, usually from dryness or poor nutrition.

📖 Definitions of "Split end"

noun

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 the 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."
4
A player playing the position of split end.
"The split end ran deep."

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
splitnoun	A crack or longitudinal fissure.
partingnoun	A farewell, the act of departing politely.
shedverb	(transitive) To allow to flow or fall.
slicenoun	A thin, broad piece cut off.
buttnoun	(countable) The larger or thicker end of something; the blunt end, in distinction from the sharp or narrow end
scrag endnoun	A cheap primal cut of lamb or mutton that comes from the forepart of the neck and is typically used in soups or stews.
offcuttingnoun	An offcut; a piece that has been cut off.
scrag-endnoun	Cheap cut of mutton or lamb.
slashnoun	A slashing action or motion:
burrnoun	A small piece of material left on an edge after a cutting operation.
spilingnoun	(nautical) The edge-curve of a plank or of a strake in a vessel's hull.
splitternoun	A person or a thing that splits.
combingnoun	The act by which something is combed.
kerfnoun	The groove or slit created by cutting or sawing something; an incision.
offcutnoun	A piece that has been cut off of a larger piece when not needed; surplus.
combingsnoun	Fragments of hair etc. removed with a comb.
grainnoun	(uncountable) The harvested seeds of various grass food crops eg: wheat, corn, barley.
slivernoun	A long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment.
sectionnoun	A cutting; a part cut out from the rest of something.
remnantnoun	A small portion remaining of a larger thing or group; part of a former whole.

Pick a language — the word will be pre-filled in the translator.