The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word HAIRS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1973.
Split ___ (cavil) crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| HAIRS | 100 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Split ___ (cavil)
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Crossword Answer definitions
HAIRS noun- A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals.
- The collection or mass of such growths growing from the skin of humans and animals, and forming a covering for a part of the head or for any part or the whole body.
- A slender outgrowth from the chitinous cuticle of insects, spiders, crustaceans, and other invertebrates. Such hairs are totally unlike those of vertebrates in structure, composition, and mode of growth.
- A cellular outgrowth of the epidermis, consisting of one or of several cells, whether pointed, hooked, knobbed, or stellated.
- A locking spring or other safety device in the lock of a rifle, etc., capable of being released by a slight pressure on a hair-trigger.
- Haircloth; a hair shirt.
- Any very small distance, or degree; a hairbreadth.
- Complexity; difficulty; quality of being hairy
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