split end
nounEtymology From split + end.
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
American football, Ball games, Football, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports 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
American football, Ball games, Football, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports A player playing the position of split end.
- The split end ran deep.