VDict - Definition of half

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half

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Adjective

(of siblings) related through one parent only
- a half brother
- half sister

partial
- gave me a half smile
- he did only a half job

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
- a half chicken
- lasted a half hour

Adverb

partially or to the extent of a half
- he was half hidden by the bushes

Noun

one of two divisions into which some games or performances are divided: the two divisions are separated by an interval

one of two equal parts of a divisible whole
- half a loaf
- half an hour
- a century and one half

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Synonyms:
half(a) one-half

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "half":
half halfway halab halevy help helve halve
Words contain "half":
behalf better half chance-half correlation first half go off at half-cock go off half-cocked half half a dozen half binding half blood more...
Words contain "half" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
half half-and-half one-half half-and-half dressing half-life hemisphere half-heartedly half-length half-price half-hourly more...

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