Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter S - Page 134
Splendent (a.) Very conspicuous; illustrious. "Great and splendent fortunes." -- Sir H. Wotton.
Splendid (a.) Possessing or displaying splendor; shining; very bright; as, a splendid sun.
Splendid (a.) Showy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous; as, a splendid palace; a splendid procession or pageant.
Splendid (a.) Illustrious; heroic; brilliant; celebrated; famous; as, a splendid victory or reputation.
Splendid (a.) Having great beauty and splendor; "a glorious spring morning"; "a glorious sunset"; "splendid costumes"; "a kind of splendiferous native simplicity" [syn: glorious, resplendent, splendid, splendiferous].
Splendid (a.) Very good;of the highest quality; "made an excellent speech"; "the school has excellent teachers"; "a first-class mind" [syn: excellent, first-class, fantabulous, splendid].
Splendid (a.) Characterized by grandeur; "the brilliant court life at Versailles"; "a glorious work of art"; "magnificent cathedrals"; "the splendid coronation ceremony" [syn: brilliant, glorious, magnificent, splendid].
Splendid (a.) (Formal) (C1) 極佳的，非常好的；華麗的；壯麗的 Excellent, or beautiful and impressive.
// We had splendid food/ a splendid holiday/ splendid weather.
// You look splendid in that outfit.
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Resplendent (a.) (Literary) 輝煌的；燦爛的；華麗的 Having a very bright or beautiful appearance.
// The queen's resplendent purple robes.
// I saw Anna at the other end of the room, resplendent in a red cocktail dress.
Splendidious (a.) Splendid. [Obs.]
Splendidly (adv.) In a splendid manner; magnificently.
Splendidly (adv.) Extremely well; "he did splendidly in the exam"; "we got along famously" [syn: excellently, magnificently, splendidly, famously].
Splendidly (adv.) In an impressively beautiful manner; "the Princess was gorgeously dressed" [syn: gorgeously, splendidly, resplendently, magnificently].
Splendidness (n.) The quality of being splendid.
Splendidous (a.) Splendid. [Obs.] -- B. Jonson.
Splendiferous (a.) Splendor-bearing; splendid. -- Bale (1538). "A splendiferous woman." -- Haliburton. [Now used humorously.]
Splendiferous (a.) Having great beauty and splendor; "a glorious spring morning"; "a glorious sunset"; "splendid costumes"; "a kind of splendiferous native simplicity" [syn: glorious, resplendent, splendid, splendiferous].
Splendor (n.) 光輝；光彩 [U]；壯麗；壯觀；輝煌 [U] [C]；顯赫；傑出 [U] Great brightness; brilliant luster; brilliancy; as, the splendor ot the sun. -- B. Jonson.
Splendor (n.) Magnifience; pomp; parade; as, the splendor of equipage, ceremonies, processions, and the like. "Rejoice in splendor of mine own." -- Shak.
Splendor (n.) Brilliancy; glory; as, the splendor of a victory.
Syn: Luster; brilliancy; magnifience; gorgeousness; display; showiness; pomp; parade; grandeur. Splendrous
Splendor (n.) A quality that outshines the usual [syn: luster, lustre, brilliancy, splendor, splendour].
Splendor (n.) The quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand; "for magnificence and personal service there is the Queen's hotel"; "his `Hamlet' lacks the brilliance that one expects"; "it is the university that gives the scene its stately splendor"; "an imaginative mix of old-fashioned grandeur and colorful art"; "advertisers capitalize on the grandness and elegance it brings to their products" [syn: magnificence, brilliance, splendor, splendour, grandeur, grandness].
Splendrous (a.) Alt. of Splendorous.
Splendorous (a.) Splendid. -- Drayton.
Splenetic (a.) 脾臟的；容易發怒的；壞心眼的 Affected with spleen; malicious; spiteful; peevish; fretful. "Splenetic guffaw." -- G. Eliot.
You humor me when I am sick; Why not when I am splenetic? -- Pope.
Syn: Morese; gloomy; sullen; peevish; fretful.
Splenetic (n.) 易怒的人；脾氣壞的人 A person affected with spleen.
Splenetic (a.) Of or relating to the spleen [syn: splenic, splenetic, lienal].
Splenetic (a.) Very irritable; "bristly exchanges between the White House and the press"; "he became prickly and spiteful"; "witty and waspish about his colleagues" [syn: bristly, prickly, splenetic, waspish].
Splenetical (a.) Splenetic.
Splenetically (adv.) In a splenetical manner.
Splenial (a.) (Anat.) Designating the splenial bone.
Splenial (a.) (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the splenial bone or splenius muscle.
Splenial bone (Anat.), A thin splintlike bone on the inner side of the proximal portion of the mandible of many vertebrates.
Splenial (n.) (Anat.) The splenial bone.
Splenic (a.) (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the spleen; lienal; as, the splenic vein.
Splenic apoplexy or Splenic fever. (Med.) See Anthrax, n., 3.
Splenic (a.) Of or relating to the spleen [syn: splenic, splenetic, lienal].
Splenical (a.) Splenic.
Splenish (a.) Spleenish. [Obs.] -- Drayton.
Splenitis (n.) (Med.) Inflammation of the spleen.
Splenitis (n.) Inflammation of the spleen.
Splenitive (a.) Splenetic. -- Shak.
Even and smooth as seemed the temperament of the nonchalant, languid Virginian -- not splenitive or rash. -- T. N. Page.
Splenium (n.) The thickened posterior border of the corpus callosum; -- so called in allusion to its shape.
Splenius (n.) A flat muscle of the back of the neck.
Splenization (n.) A morbid state of the lung produced by inflammation, in which its tissue resembles that of the spleen.
Splenocele (n.) Hernia formed by the spleen.
Splenography (n.) A description of the spleen.
Splenoid (a.) Resembling the spleen; spleenlike.
Splenology (n.) The branch of science which treats of the spleen.
Splenotomy (n.) Dissection or anatomy of the spleen.
Splenotomy (n.) An incision into the spleen; removal of the spleen by incision.
Splent (n.) See Splent.
Splent (n.) See Splent coal, below.
Spleuchan (n.) A pouch, as for tobacco.
Spliced (imp. & p. p.) of Splice.
Splicing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Splice.
Splice (v. t.) 接合；疊接；【口】使結合；使結婚 To unite, as two ropes, or parts of a rope, by a particular manner of interweaving the strands, -- the union being between two ends, or between an end and the body of a rope.
Splice (v. t.) To unite, as spars, timbers, rails, etc., by lapping the two ends together, or by applying a piece which laps upon the two ends, and then binding, or in any way making fast.
Splice (v. t.) To unite in marrige.
Splice (n.) 接合；疊接；【口】結婚 A junction or joining made by splicing.
Spline (n.) A rectangular piece fitting grooves like key seats in a hub and a shaft, so that while the one may slide endwise on the other, both must revolve together; a feather; also, sometimes, a groove to receive such a rectangular piece.
Spline (n.) A long, flexble piece of wood sometimes used as a ruler.
Splining (a.) Of or pertaining to a spline.
Splint (v. t.) A piece split off; a splinter.
Splint (v. t.) A thin piece of wood, or other substance, used to keep in place, or protect, an injured part, especially a broken bone when set.
Splint (v. t.) A splint bone.
Splint (v. t.) A disease affecting the splint bones, as a callosity or hard excrescence.
Splint (v. t.) One of the small plates of metal used in making splint armor. See Splint armor, below.
Splint (v. t.) Splint, or splent, coal. See Splent coal, under Splent.
Splinted (imp. & p. p.) of Splint.
Splinting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Splint.
Splint (v. t.) To split into splints, or thin, slender pieces; to splinter; to shiver.
Splint (v. t.) To fasten or confine with splints, as a broken limb. See Splint, n., 2.
Splintered (imp. & p. p.) of Splinter.
Splintering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Splinter.
Splinter (n.) To split or rend into long, thin pieces; to shiver; as, the lightning splinters a tree.
Splinter (n.) To fasten or confine with splinters, or splints, as a broken limb.
Splinter (v. i.) To become split into long pieces.
Splinter (n.) A thin piece split or rent off lengthwise, as from wood, bone, or other solid substance; a thin piece; a sliver; as, splinters of a ship's mast rent off by a shot.
Splinterproof (a.) Proof against the splinters, or fragments, of bursting shells.
Splintery (a.) Consisting of splinters; resembling splinters; as, the splintery fracture of a mineral.
Split (imp. & p. p.) of Split.
Splitted () of Split.
Splitting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Split.
Split (v. t.) 劈開；切開；撕裂，使破裂；分擔；分享；分得；把……劃分 [（+up）]；使分離；使不團結；【核】使（原子）產生核分裂；【俚】離開；溜走 To divide lengthwise; to separate from end to end, esp. by force; to divide in the direction of the grain layers; to rive; to cleave; as, to split a piece of timber or a board; to split a gem; to split a sheepskin.
Split (v. t.) To burst; to rupture; to rend; to tear asunder.
Split (v. t.) To divide or break up into parts or divisions, as by discord; to separate into parts or parties, as a political party; to disunite.
Split (v. t.) To divide or separate into components; -- often used with up; as, to split up sugar into alcohol and carbonic acid.
Split (v. i.) 被劈開，被切開；裂開；爆裂；被撕裂；破裂；分裂；斷絕關係；離婚 [（+up/ into/ with）]；【口】分享所得 [（+between/ with）]；【美】（比賽）打成平局；【俚】離開；開小差；溜走 To part asunder; to be rent; to burst; as, vessels split by the freezing of water in them.
Split (v. i.) To be broken; to be dashed to pieces.
Split (v. i.) To separate into parties or factions.
Split (v. i.) To burst with laughter.
Split (v. i.) To divulge a secret; to betray confidence; to peach.
Split (v. i.) to divide one hand of blackjack into two hands, allowed when the first two cards dealt to a player have the same value.
Split (n.) [C] 裂縫，裂痕；分裂；分割；（分出的）派系；水果冰淇淋；半瓶汽水；半杯酒；【口】一份，份額；（舞蹈，體操中的）劈腿 [the P] A crack, or longitudinal fissure.
Split (n.) A breach or separation, as in a political party; a division.
Split (n.) A piece that is split off, or made thin, by splitting; a splinter; a fragment.
Split (n.) Specif (Leather Manuf.), one of the sections of a skin made by dividing it into two or more thicknesses.
Split (n.) A division of a stake happening when two cards of the kind on which the stake is laid are dealt in the same turn.
Split (n.) the substitution of more than one share of a corporation's stock for one share. The market price of the stock usually drops in proportion to the increase in outstanding shares of stock. The split may be in any ratio, as a two-for-one split; a three-for-two split.
Split (n.) the division by a player of one hand of blackjack into two hands, allowed when the first two cards dealt to a player have the same value; the player is usually obliged to increase the amount wagered by placing a sum equal to the original bet on the new hand thus created.
Split (a.) （縱向地）裂開的，劈開的；分裂的；分離的 Divided; cleft.
Split (a.) Divided deeply; cleft.
Split (n.) 史普利特（Split），是一座位於地中海畔、亞得里亞海東岸的克羅埃西亞南部港市。市內人口約有18萬（2001年調查），是達爾馬提亞地區最大都市，也是克羅埃西亞第二大城。同時，史普利特亦是區內最古老的城市之一，若以古羅馬戴克里先宮始建造期（305年）起計算，該市已有1700年歷史。
Is the second-largest city of Croatia and the largest city of the region of Dalmatia, with about 200,000 people living in its urban area. It lies on the eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea and is spread over a central peninsula and its surroundings. An intraregional transport hub and popular tourist destination, the city is linked to the Adriatic islands and the Apennine peninsula.
Splitfeet (n. pl.) (Zool.) The Fissipedia.
Compare: Pintail
Pintail (n.) (Zool.) A northern duck ({Dafila acuta), native of both continents. The adult male has a long, tapering tail.
Called also gray duck, piketail, piket-tail, spike-tail, split-tail, springtail, sea pheasant, and gray widgeon.
Pintail (n.) (Zool.) The sharp-tailed grouse of the great plains and Rocky Mountains ({Pedioc[ae]tes phasianellus); -- called also pintailed grouse, pintailed chicken, springtail, and sharptail.
Split-tail (n.) (Zool.) A california market fish ({Pogonichthys macrolepidotus) belonging to the Carp family.
Split-tail (n.) The pintail duck.
Splitter (n.) One who, or that which, splits.
Splitter (n.) A worker who splits fish and removes the backbone.
Splitter (n.) A taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics [syn: splitter, divider] [ant: lumper].
Splitter (n.) A laborer who splits logs to build split-rail fences [syn: rail-splitter, splitter].
Split-tongued (a.) (Zool.) Having a forked tongue, as that of snakes and some lizards.
Splotch (n.) A spot; a stain; a daub. -- R. Browning.
Splotch (n.) An irregularly shaped spot [syn: blotch, splodge, splotch].
Splotch (v.) Blotch or spot.
Splotchy (a.) Covered or marked with splotches.
Splurge (n.) A blustering demonstration, or great effort; a great display. [Slang, U.S.] -- Bartlett.
Splurge (v. i.) To make a great display in any way, especially in oratory. [Slang, U.S.]
Splurge (n.) An ostentatious display (of effort or extravagance etc.)
Splurge (n.) Any act of immoderate indulgence; "an orgy of shopping"; "an emotional binge"; "a splurge of spending" [syn: orgy, binge, splurge].
Splurge (v.) Indulge oneself; "I splurged on a new TV" [syn: splurge, fling].
Splurge (v.) Be showy or ostentatious.
Spluttered (imp. & p. p.) of Splutter.
Spluttering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Splutter.
Splutter (v. i.) To speak hastily and confusedly; to sputter. [Colloq.] -- Carleton.
Splutter (n.) A confused noise, as of hasty speaking. [Colloq.]
Splutter (n.) The noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively; "he heard a spatter of gunfire" [syn: spatter, spattering, splatter, splattering, sputter, splutter, sputtering].
Splutter (n.) An utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage) [syn: sputter, splutter].
Splutter (v.) Utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage [syn: sputter, splutter].
Splutter (v.) Spit up in an explosive manner [syn: splutter, sputter, spit out].