Definition of half

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Half (a.) Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half; approximately a half, whether more or less; partial; imperfect; as, a half dream; half knowledge..

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Hemicardia :: Hemicardia (n.) A lateral half of the heart, either the right or left..
Ilium :: Ilium (n.) The dorsal one of the three principal bones comprising either lateral half of the pelvis; the dorsal or upper part of the hip bone. See Innominate bone, under Innominate..
Halve :: Halve (v. t.) To divide into two equal parts; as, to halve an apple; to be or form half of..
Doit :: Doit (n.) A small Dutch coin, worth about half a farthing; also, a similar small coin once used in Scotland; hence, any small piece of money..
Pleurapophysis :: Pleurapophysis (n.) One of the ventral processes of a vertebra, or the dorsal element in each half of a hemal arch, forming, or corresponding to, a vertebral rib..
Piaster :: Piaster (n.) A silver coin of Spain and various other countries. See Peso. The Spanish piaster (commonly called peso, or peso duro) is of about the value of the American dollar. The Italian piaster, or scudo, was worth from 80 to 100 cents. The Turkish and Egyptian piasters are now worth about four and a half cents..
Buckler :: Buckler (n.) A block of wood or plate of iron made to fit a hawse hole, or the circular opening in a half-port, to prevent water from entering when the vessel pitches..
Doty :: Doty (a.) Half-rotten; as, doty timber..
Half-learned :: Half-learned (a.) Imperfectly learned.
Console :: Console (n.) A bracket whose projection is not more than half its height.
Demirelievo :: Demirelievo (n.) Half relief. See Demi-rilievo.
Half-pike :: Half-pike (n.) A short pike, sometimes carried by officers of infantry, sometimes used in boarding ships; a spontoon..
Half :: Half (adv.) In an equal part or degree; in some pa/ appro/mating a half; partially; imperfectly; as, half-colored, half done, half-hearted, half persuaded, half conscious..
Two-cleft :: Two-cleft (a.) Divided about half way from the border to the base into two segments; bifid.
Semidiaphanous :: Semidiaphanous (a.) Half or imperfectly transparent; translucent.
Schisma :: Schisma (n.) An interval equal to half a comma.
Slushy :: Slushy (a.) Abounding in slush; characterized by soft mud or half-melted snow; as, the streets are slushy; the snow is slushy..
Half :: Half (v. t.) To halve. [Obs.] See Halve.
Ray :: Ray (n.) One of a system of diverging lines passing through a point, and regarded as extending indefinitely in both directions. See Half-ray..
Pint :: Pint (n.) A measure of capacity, equal to half a quart, or four gills, -- used in liquid and dry measures. See Quart..
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