split ends
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split ends noun
- 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.”
- (in the plural) The condition of having hairs with split ends.“Help! I've got split ends!”
- 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.”
- A player playing the position of split end.“The split end ran deep.”
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