[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

half \half\ haumf, a. as. healf, half, half; as a noun,
   half, side, part; akin to os., ofries.,  d. half, g. halb,
   sw. half, dan. halv, icel. h=alfr, goth. halbs. cf.
   halve, behalf.
   1. consisting of a moiety, or half; as, a half bushel; a half
      hour; a half dollar; a half view.
      1913 webster

   note: the adjective and noun are often united to form a
         compound.
         1913 webster

   2. consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half;
      approximately a half, whether more or less; partial;
      imperfect; as, a half dream; half knowledge.
      1913 webster

            assumed from thence a half consent.   --tennyson.
      1913 webster

   half ape zool., a lemur.

   half back. football see under 2d back.

   half bent, the first notch, for the sear point to enter, in
      the tumbler of a gunlock; the halfcock notch.

   half binding, a style of bookbinding in which only the back
      and corners are in leather.

   half boarder, one who boards in part; specifically, a
      scholar at a boarding school who takes dinner only.

   half-breadth plan shipbuilding, a horizontal plan of one
      half a vessel, divided lengthwise, showing the lines.

   half cadence mus., a cadence on the dominant.

   half cap, a slight salute with the cap. obs. --shak.

   at half cock, the position of the cock of a gun when
      retained by the first notch.

   half hitch, a sailor's knot in a rope; half of a clove
      hitch.

   half hose, short stockings; socks.

   half measure, an imperfect or weak line of action.

   half note mus., a minim, one half of a semibreve.

   half pay, half of the wages or salary; reduced pay; as, an
      officer on half pay.

   half price, half the ordinary price; or a price much
      reduced.

   half round.
      a arch. a molding of semicircular section.
      b mech. having one side flat and the other rounded; --
          said of a file.

   half shift mus., a position of the hand, between the open
      position and the first shift, in playing on the violin and
      kindred instruments. see shift.

   half step mus., a semitone; the smallest difference of
      pitch or interval, used in music.

   half tide, the time or state of the tide equally distant
      from ebb and flood.

   half time, half the ordinary time for work or attendance;
      as, the half-time system.

   half tint fine arts, a middle or intermediate tint, as in
      drawing or painting. see demitint.

   half truth, a statement only partially true, or which gives
      only a part of the truth. --mrs. browning.

   half year, the space of six months; one term of a school
      when there are two terms in a year.
      1913 webster
see also:
halve behalf half ape half back back half bent 
half binding half boarder half-breadth plan half cadence half cap 
at half cock half hitch half hose half measure half note 
half pay half price half round half shift shift 
half step half tide half time half tint demitint 
half truth half year 

Boarder >> B Words
Boarder, definition of term: Boarder
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Half >> H Words
Half, definition of term: Half
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Half Tone >> H Words
Half Tone, definition of term: Half Tone
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Half Tide >> H Words
Half Tide, definition of term: Half Tide
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Half Way >> H Words
Half Way, definition of term: Half Way
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Half Year >> H Words
Half Year, definition of term: Half Year
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Half Sole >> H Words
Half Sole, definition of term: Half Sole
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Half Truth >> H Words
Half Truth, definition of term: Half Truth
half+truth_pag1.html

Half Pay >> H Words
Half Pay, definition of term: Half Pay
half+pay_pag1.html

Half Eagle >> H Words
Half Eagle, definition of term: Half Eagle
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