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View definitions for half

half

adjective as in partial

noun as in one of two equal parts of a whole

Strongest match

Weak match

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Eric Garcetti succeeded Villaraigosa and has received high marks in his first year and a half on the job.

My dad was a sailor, and all through my childhood he was away half of the time at sea, and to an extent I have a similar job.

As a result, training squadrons—called Formal Training Units (FTU)—are being staffed with less than half the people they need.

Travel Noire fellows earned about a half million travel miles in 2014.

Murders in the City of Angels have fallen by about half in the last 10 years: no small feat for such a big city.

It is the principal waste-product of metabolism, and constitutes about one-half of all the solids excreted—about 30 gm.

A small book, bound in full purple calf, lay half hidden in a nest of fine tissue paper on the dressing-table.

Hilda, trembling at the door, more than half expected Mr. Orgreave to say: "You mean, she's invited herself."

All changes are to be Rang either by walking them (as the term is) or else Whole-pulls, or Half-pulls.

The Vine is a universal favorite, and rarely out of view; while it often seems to cover half the ground in sight.

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On this page you'll find 23 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to half, such as: partly, limited, moderate, bisected, divided, and even-steven.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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