Word Finder - half

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One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.

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I ate the slightly smaller half of the apple.

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Half of a standard measure; frequently used for half a pint of beer or cider.

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(preceded by “a” or a number) The fraction obtained by dividing 1 by 2.

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Three-quarters minus a quarter is a half.

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Part; side; behalf.

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Any of the three terms at Eton College, for Michaelmas, Lent, and summer.

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A half sibling.

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A child ticket.

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To halve.

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Consisting of a half (1/2, 50%).

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a half bushel; a half hour; a half dollar; a half view

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Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half; approximately a half, whether more or less; partial; imperfect.

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a half dream; half knowledge

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(of a sibling) Having one parent (rather than two) in common.

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(rare, of a relative other than a sibling) Related through one common grandparent or ancestor rather than two.

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In two equal parts or to an equal degree.

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In some part approximating a half.

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Partially; imperfectly.

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He does sometimes half wish to change his life, but it is too difficult.

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A half-hour after, thirty minutes after (used with the number of the hour).

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half one

More than half the hungry people in the world live in just these three nations—nations that are all net food exporters.

I was awake half the night.

And that was almost half a century ago!

The idea was especially welcome, as she had become so organized that cleaning took no more than half the day.

Just half a century ago, Americans on average spent more than 20 percent of their income on food.

One and a half or two if you leave the wagons - and leave tonight.

He paused with the spoon half way to his lips and raised one brow.

I sat at a table after randomly pulling half dozen books from the shelf.

As a matter of fact, he hadn't said that since he spent half the night with his old flame.

Lisa half dragged her gapping friend down the hall.

I've spent half my summer nights in that room working on my tests.

Now, what if the bottom half of jobs disappeared and were replaced by robots who did them for almost free?

Half a century ago, the United States had three channels on TV and everyone watched them.

Everyone stood up respectfully when the Military Governor, having stayed about half an hour alone with the dying man, passed out, slightly acknowledging their bows and trying to escape as quickly as possible from the glances fixed on him by the doctors, clergy, and relatives of the family.

She darted around him and ran for the door, but he caught her half way.

Don't spend a half hour selecting what you need, either.

There's only a half dozen Lucky Strikes.

Her gaze lingered on the remaining half a funnel cake.

We've got two and a half days.

The damage done to half her face caused horrible scarring that left her features lopsided and her skin knotted.

If he was half as creative at torturing people and planning his battles as he was in bed, he was more than capable of doing it.

He knew the river lay far below and they'd negotiated less than half the distance.

Skidding, half on his feet, half on his seat, he had negotiated a hundred yards further when a glowing flash brightened the sky to the north.

A tow truck had already arrived and its flashing lights competed with a half dozen others while at least a dozen people moved about, with most of their activity directed downward.

I'm mighty glad to see her back on duty after only a half day off!

To make matters worse, half of Bird Song's guests who passed by congratulated him on the debate, a sure sign they hadn't been there.

Dean returned to Bird Song mid-morning, showered, and walked the three blocks to Diversions, a combination used book store, coffee shop, and local gathering place, on Sixth Street, a half block from Main.

By the time Dean strolled by a few moments later, red-faced Fitzgerald was getting an ear full from a half dozen tourists and an elderly local, known for his unwavering opinions and surly disposition.

He found a fifth of whiskey setting on the counter and opened half the cabinet doors before finding a glass.

He would have killed me if I'd given him half a chance.

Deidre couldn't learn to become the human she created in half a day.

She made it through two and a half of the dinner-plate sized confections before she grimaced.

She pushed her shirt down and moved away to break contact, facing him again when half the bed was between them.

Gabriel moved through the meat locker, unaffected by the cold after the half hour battle.

Now, she was at least half the woman he'd spent lifetimes loving and hating.

After half an hour, she grew tired of the internal argument.

It sounded as if half a legion of armed Immortals was chasing someone through the fortress.

Wynn stood with a slender teen demoness, half of whose face was knotted with thick scars.

He met her half the distance and folded her in a warm embrace, his lips seeking hers briefly.

A half hour later she was leaning over him, listening to him breath.

You were exquisitely beautiful - standing against that wall looking so innocent – not posed like so many women do who have half as much to show off.

He was probably half asleep.

You scared me half to death.

It was hard to imagine she had a tumor in her brain the half the size of her fist.

She dug out the envelope from the funeral home and tore it in half.

Aside from drama, it was going to take half an eternity to straighten out the underworld without the distraction of a woman in his life.

At under six feet tall, Logan was still almost half a foot taller than she was.

Deidre waited half an hour then rose.

If he was half the man they believed him to be – and if she was half as bad as these two related to her – he'd resent her for the rest of their lives.

She wasn't sure why she expected either from him, except that she still held half a hope that she might live beyond three months.