half

  • (r) partially or to the extent of a half
    • he was half hidden by the bushes
  • (s) consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
    • a half chicken
    • lasted a half hour
  • (s) partial
    • gave me a half smile
    • he did only a half job
  • (a) (of siblings) related through one parent only
    • a half brother
    • half sister

Nouns

  • (n) one of two equal parts of a divisible whole
    • half a loaf
    • half an hour
    • a century and one half
    one-half,
  • (n) one of two divisions into which some games or performances are divided: the two divisions are separated by an interval

Synonyms

one-half

Antonyms

whole

Words of close approximity

Hale hall halm halo Hals halt
hag haj ham Han hao hap hat haw hay
hack hadj haem haft Hahn haik hail hair haji hajj hake Hale hall halm halo Hals halt hame hand hang Hani hank hard hare hark harm harp hart hash hasp hate haul have hawk Hays haze hazy
half a dozen half-and-half half-and-half dressing halfback half-baked halfbeak half binding half blood half-blooded half boot half-bound half-bred half-breed half brother half-brother half-caste half-century half-clothed half-cock half-crazed half cross stitch half crown half dollar half door half dozen half-dozen half eagle half-evergreen half-free morel half gainer half-hardy half hatchet halfhearted half-hearted half-heartedly half hitch half-holiday half-hour half-hourly half-intensity half-length half life half-life half-light half mask half-mast half mile half-moon half nelson half note half page half-pay halfpenny halfpennyworth half-pint half pound half-price half-relief half rest half-seas-over half sister half-sister half-size half-slip half snipe half sole half-staff half step half-term half-timber half-timbered halftime half-time half title halftone halftone engraving half track half-track half-tracked half-truth half volley halfway half-wit half-witted half-yearly