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Sounds | hhae'f |
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Rhymes | autograph, autoradiograph, behalf, and 28 more rhymes in aef at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | Consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity. |
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Examples | "a half chicken"; "lasted a half hour" |
Similar to | fractional |
Adverbs | half |
Meaning | Partial. |
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Examples | "gave me a half smile"; "he did only a half job" |
Similar to | incomplete, uncomplete |
Meaning | (of siblings) related through one parent only. |
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Examples | "a half brother"; "half sister" |
Contrary | whole |
Meaning | One of two equal parts of a divisible whole. |
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Examples | "half a loaf"; "half an hour"; "a century and one half" |
Synonyms | one-half |
Narrower | fifty percent; moiety, mediety |
Broader | common fraction, simple fraction |
Meaning | In various games or performances: either of two periods of play separated by an interval. |
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Part of | football, football game; basketball, basketball game, hoops |
Narrower | first half; second half, last half |
Broader | playing period, period of play, play |
Meaning | Partially or to the extent of a half. |
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Examples | "he was half hidden by the bushes" |
Adjectives | half |