Found 2 hits - Term: half time, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [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.
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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
- [2] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
52 moby thesaurus words for "half time":
anchor watch, bit, break, coffee break, day shift, dogwatch,
downtime, full time, graveyard shift, half-time intermission,
holiday, interim, interlude, intermezzo, intermission,
intermittence, interregnum, interruption, interval, letup,
lobster trick, lull, night shift, off-time, overtime, part time,
pause, plateau, point of repose, quiet spell, recess, relay,
relief, respite, resting point, shift, split schedule, split shift,
stint, sunrise watch, swing shift, time, time off, time out, tour,
tour of duty, trick, turn, turn of work, vacation, watch,
work shift
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Geologic Time, definition of term: Geologic Time
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