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half
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adjective (a)
- (of siblings) related through one parent only(adj.all)Example:
A half brother.
Half sister.
source: wordnet30 - Consisting of a moiety, or half; as, a half bushel; a half hour; a half dollar; a half view.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- one of two equal parts of a divisible whole(noun.quantity)Example:
Half a loaf.
Half an hour.
A century and one half.
source: wordnet30 - one of two divisions into which some games or performances are divided: the two divisions are separated by an interval(noun.time)source: wordnet30
- Part; side; behalf.(noun)source: webster1913
adverb (r)
- partially or to the extent of a half(adv.all)Example:
He was half hidden by the bushes.
source: wordnet30 - In an equal part or degree; in some part approximating a half; partially; imperfectly; as, half-colored, half done, half-hearted, half persuaded, half conscious.(adverb)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity(adj.all)Example:
A half chicken.
Lasted a half hour.
source: wordnet30 - partial(adj.all)Example:
Gave me a half smile.
He did only a half job.
source: wordnet30
verb (v)
- To halve. [Obs.] See Halve.(verb)source: webster1913
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