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half definition
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Grep of noun half behalf better half chance-half correlation first half half half-and-half half-and-half dressing half-breed half-brother half-caste half-century half-cock half-free morel half-holiday half-hour half-intensity half-length half-life half-light half-mast half-moon half-pay half-pint half-relief half-slip half-truth half-wit half a dozen half binding half blood half boot half cross stitch half crown half dollar half door half eagle half gainer half hatchet half hitch half life half mask half mile half nelson half note half page half sister half snipe half sole half step half title half track half volley halfback halfbeak halfpenny halfpennyworth halftime halftone halftone engraving hell's half acre last half one-half second half split-half correlation time and a half Overview of noun half The noun half has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (42) one-half, half -- (one of two equal parts of a divisible whole; "half a loaf" or "half an hour" or "a century and one half") 2. half -- (in various games or performances: either of two periods of play separated by an interval) Overview of adj half The adj half has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (22) half -- (consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity; "a half chicken"; "lasted a half hour") 2. (11) half -- (partial; "gave me a half smile"; "he did only a half job") 3. half -- ((of siblings) related through one parent only; "a half brother"; "half sister") Overview of adv half The adv half has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (18) half -- (partially or to the extent of a half; "he was half hidden by the bushes") Antonyms of adj half 3 senses of half Sense 1 half(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA fractional) -> whole Sense 2 half(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA incomplete, incomplete) -> complete Sense 3 half (vs. whole) whole (vs. half) Similarity of adj half 3 senses of half Sense 1 half(postnominal) => fractional (vs. whole) Sense 2 half(postnominal) => incomplete (vs. complete), uncomplete Sense 3 half (vs. whole) Attributes of adj half Familiarity of adj half half used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj half half half-baked half-blooded half-bound half-bred half-breed half-clothed half-crazed half-hardy half-hourly half-length half-seas-over half-size half-timber half-timbered half-time half-track half-tracked half-witted half a dozen half dozen halfhearted halfway Overview of noun half The noun half has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (42) one-half, half -- (one of two equal parts of a divisible whole; "half a loaf" or "half an hour" or "a century and one half") 2. half -- (in various games or performances: either of two periods of play separated by an interval) Overview of adj half The adj half has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (22) half -- (consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity; "a half chicken"; "lasted a half hour") 2. (11) half -- (partial; "gave me a half smile"; "he did only a half job") 3. half -- ((of siblings) related through one parent only; "a half brother"; "half sister") Overview of adv half The adv half has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (18) half -- (partially or to the extent of a half; "he was half hidden by the bushes")
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