Definition of half

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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..

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Semipagan :: Semipagan (a.) Half pagan.
Brodekin :: Brodekin (n.) A buskin or half-boot.
Demy :: Demy (n.) A half fellow at Magdalen College, Oxford..
Moiety :: Moiety (a.) One of two equal parts; a half; as, a moiety of an estate, of goods, or of profits; the moiety of a jury, or of a nation..
Sea Horse :: Sea horse () A fabulous creature, half horse and half fish, represented in classic mythology as driven by sea dogs or ridden by the Nereids. It is also depicted in heraldry. See Hippocampus..
Sister :: Sister (n.) A female who has the same parents with another person, or who has one of them only. In the latter case, she is more definitely called a half sister. The correlative of brother..
Halfness :: Halfness (n.) The quality of being half; incompleteness.
Broadcloth :: Broadcloth (n.) A fine smooth-faced woolen cloth for men's garments, usually of double width (i.e., a yard and a half); -- so called in distinction from woolens three quarters of a yard wide..
Dimidiate :: Dimidiate (a.) Divided into two equal parts; reduced to half in shape or form.
Surmounted :: Surmounted (a.) Having its vertical height greater than the half span; -- said of an arch.
Semiweekly :: Semiweekly (a.) Coming, or made, or done, once every half week; as, a semiweekly newspaper; a semiweekly trip..
Half-pike :: Half-pike (n.) A short pike, sometimes carried by officers of infantry, sometimes used in boarding ships; a spontoon..
Half-moon :: Half-moon (n.) An outwork composed of two faces, forming a salient angle whose gorge resembles a half-moon; -- now called a ravelin..
Cantarro :: Cantarro (n.) A liquid measure in Spain, ranging from two and a half to four gallons..
Formeret :: Formeret (n.) One of the half ribs against the walls in a ceiling vaulted with ribs.
Derringer :: Derringer (n.) A kind of short-barreled pocket pistol, of very large caliber, often carrying a half-ounce ball..
About :: About (adv.) To a reserved position; half round; in the opposite direction; on the opposite tack; as, to face about; to turn one's self about..
Demivill :: Demivill (n.) A half vill, consisting of five freemen or frankpledges..
Semideistical :: Semideistical (a.) Half deisticsl; bordering on deism.
Half-heard :: Half-heard (a.) Imperfectly or partly heard to the end.
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