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Meaning of "split hairs" in the English dictionary

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WHAT DOES SPLIT HAIRS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Trichoptilosis

Trichoptilosis, schizotrichia, and informally split ends, is the splitting or fraying of the hair-shaft due to excessive heat and mechanical stress. Split ends in different lenghts...

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPLIT HAIRS

split brain
split cane
split decision
split ends
split infinitive
split keyboarding
split one´s sides
split pea
split peas
split personality
split pin
split ring
split run
split screen
split second
split shift
split skirt
split the difference
split ticket
split tin

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPLIT HAIRS

affairs
airs
backstairs
below stairs
body repairs
Bureau of Indian Affairs
cross hairs
current affairs
Department of External Affairs
downstairs
External Affairs
foreign affairs
musical chairs
pairs
public affairs
shoe repairs
stadia hairs
stairs
state of affairs
upstairs

Synonyms and antonyms of split hairs in the English dictionary of synonyms

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SYNONYMS OF «SPLIT HAIRS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «split hairs» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of split hairs

Translation of «split hairs» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPLIT HAIRS

Find out the translation of split hairs to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of split hairs from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «split hairs» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

吹毛求疵
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hilar fino
570 millions of speakers

English

split hairs
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विभाजन बाल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الشعر الانقسام
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мудрить
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cabelos divididos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিভক্ত চুলা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

poils fendus
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rambut berpecah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Haarspalterei
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スプリットの毛
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

분할 머리카락
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rambut pamisah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chia lông
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிளவு முடிகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विभाजित केस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bölünmüş kıllar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sottilizzare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Podział na włosy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мудрувати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

firele de par despicate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διάσπαση τρίχες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

split hare
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kluvna hårstrån
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

flisete hår
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of split hairs

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPLIT HAIRS»

The term «split hairs» is regularly used and occupies the 98.907 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPLIT HAIRS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about split hairs

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPLIT HAIRS»

Discover the use of split hairs in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to split hairs and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Early American Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases
H21 To split Hairs 1767 Lloyd Papers 2.707: If you are for Splitting Hairs. 1793 Jefferson Writings 9.87: E. R. found out a hair to split. 1794 Adams Writings 1.247 : Splitting hairs of etiquette. 1803 Port Folio 3.135. 1813 JWil- kinson in Jackson ...
Bartlett Jere Whiting, 1977
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English-Albanian Dictionary of Idioms
The group have split off from the official union. split hairs ndan qimen katersh ( dysh), kapet pas gjerave te' vogla, hyn ne hollesira te panevojshme, merret me vogelima (cingerima) □ Pray don 't let us be splitting hairs .... or there '11 never be ...
Ilo Stefanllari, 2000
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The Faith, the Cross, the Gospel, and the Worship of God
you are not here to become an exegete, but an I-so-gete, and furthermore, the rest of us are not here in order to split hairs, but to splice them. " And another Calvinistic scholar (who also happened to be totally bald) once remarked to his friends ...
Arvil Jones, 2008
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美国英文日常短语
Units. Split. hairs. ft. tie the knot pull one' s leg % , 'fi!^ straight from the horse's mouth see eye to eye %&—&, jftJB, raise some eyebrows split hairs get cold feet Mary: Did you know Mike and Donna are going to tie the knot next month? Nancy : ...
侯成源, 侯艳红, 2001
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Henry James: Critical Assessments
... split hairs until there were no longer any hairs to split and his mental gesture became merely the making of agitated passes over a complete baldness. And here and there the prose achieves a beauty of its own; but it is no longer the beauty ...
Graham Clarke, 1991
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Espresso Fiction: A Collection of Flash Fiction for the ...
Fiction By Brittany Newell I N THE SOUTH OF FRANCE we split hairs. The hotel managers never believed we were brothers, identically browned by the sun as we were and bound by our cheap Grecian sandals, still, they looked us over with  ...
Kaj A, Roy B, Brian C, Jacqueline D, Shawn D, Richard H, Walter H, Danilo L, Monica M, Melanie M, Peter M, Melissa M, Brandon M, Brittany N, Vincent R, Allie R, Jessica S, Louise S, Simone S, Clare T, Ling T, Valerie T, Lauren T, Gina W, Meirav Z, Kaj Anderon-Bauer, Roy Buck, 2012
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Warranty Void If Seal Is Broken
“Don't split hairs, Brayden. You just told me you gave the child porn to Gage. Don' t split hairs.” “Split hairs? This is not splitting hairs; it is completely changing what I said and making it what you want. I didn't say that at all!” “Well that's what I ...
Jon Bush, 2011
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English-Amharic Context Dictionary
FC'ka*- •• ttrti^ * -t-ti4.fi split asunder AV"lm*P Lightning split the tree asunder, aa> && •- Htf* 1 » rt>"lm+fl>- split hairs ♢Don't split hairs; go on to the main point! « split up A? Split up a compound into its elements! split (n.) 1. t\tT$. There is a split  ...
Wolf Leslau, 1973
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Japanese Woodblock Printing
Alternatives to sharkskin are not easy to find, but it is worth trying coarse wet and dry paper, Dragon Skin (steel sanding sheet available in the US) or a concrete block. Many brushes exported from Japan already have split hairs, so a sharkskin  ...
Rebecca Salter, 2001
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The Principles of Psychology
It is matter of popular observation that some men have sharper senses than others, and that some hare aeuter minds and are able to 'split hairs' and see two shades of meaning where the majority see but one. Locke long ago set apart the  ...
William James, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPLIT HAIRS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term split hairs is used in the context of the following news items.
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Denley: Teachers and trustees split hairs
It seems that both sides in the education labour dispute can split a hair with equal skill. Surely a decision about who gets report cards, and whether to spend to ... «Ottawa Citizen, Jun 15»
2
Players not about to split hairs over playoff tradition
But ask him if he has thoughts about taking a razor to the tufts of black hair spread out across his cheeks and upper lip and the Tampa Bay Lightning forward ... «Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Jun 15»
3
NFL draft 2015: Oakland Raiders could split hairs, pick between …
Alabama wide receiver Amari Cooper runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip). «PennLive.com, Mar 15»
4
Theater of the absurd? Why is the White House continuing to split
Why is the White House continuing to split hairs over whether the Taliban is a 'terror group'. Published January 29, 2015 | On the Record | On the Record. «Fox News, Jan 15»
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Why split hairs on an act aimed at terrorizing?: DiManno
I don't know how he can split that hair. “I don't think we have enough evidence to use that word,” Mulcair told reporters at the conclusion of a party caucus ... «Toronto Star, Oct 14»
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Stephen Harper's income-splitting plan would shortchange …
Not to split hairs, but income-splitting is perhaps the most indefensible and insidious campaign gimmick ever conjured up by Prime Minister Stephen Harper. «Toronto Star, Oct 14»
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Not to split hairs, but those beards seem to be working for BoSox
Swap their jerseys for long-sleeved sweaters, and their cleats for skates, and the Boston Red Sox could easily be mistaken for an NHL team a good way down ... «Globe and Mail, Aug 13»
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Split hairs over scarf
HEADS UP: Iman Abdulrazzak is upset by a note she received during the bar exam. The note ordered the Muslim woman to remove her headscarf. 1. Sunday ... «Boston Herald, Aug 13»
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Real or fake beards? Santas split hairs
The crux of their argument is that a good quality fake beard – the best are made with the hair from a yak's belly, and can cost upwards of $2,000 – actually looks ... «Boston.com, Dec 12»
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Diamaze diamond-tipped razor blades can literally split hairs (video)
At last, a sign that we're advancing from our caveman heritage into a brave new world. Gone are the days of rough-hewn blades, the world of modernity does its ... «Engadget, Aug 10»

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