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Definition of half- in English English dictionary: A prefix used to indicate that something is just half or done half, and therefore not total or fully done; A prefix used before brother, sister, uncle, aunt, and so forth, to indicate that the person being identified is related only through one parent, grandparent, and so forth, rather than two
halfspan>-and-halfspan>: Alternative spelling of half and half
halfspan>-arsed: Alternative spelling of half-assed
halfspan>-asleep: Showing signs of being asleep or very sleepy, as not demonstrating full energy or attention
He gently lifted the half-asleep child into bed.
halfspan>-ass: To perform a task incompletely or carelessly. Usually considered derogatory or insulting
if you're working for me and I send you to do a job and you half-ass it, that reflects on me. In civilian life, we'd just fire you. Here I can't get rid of you.
halfspan>-ass: Produced in an incompetent or desultory manner, or of something lacking in quality or substance; of low rank; incompetent
the only abortion she could get even in the city would be a half-ass job by some half-ass doctor who could mess her up for the rest of her life.
halfspan>-assed: poorly or incompetently done
halfspan>-awake: being nearly awake
halfspan>-back: - the half backs are the scrum-half and the fly-half
halfspan>-baked: Incomplete; not fully planned or carefully considered, ill-conceived, unsound or badly thought-out; foolish or having no common sense
The guy had some half-baked idea for getting rich in the stock market.
halfspan>-ball: Describes a shot where the cue ball and the object ball make contact at a natural 45º angle. So called because the view from the cue ball is half eclipsing the object ball
The shot needs to be slightly thicker than half-ball to get to the center pocket.
halfspan>-blooded: having parents of mixed ethnicities
halfspan>-blooded: having only one parent in common
halfspan>-blooded: having only one parent that comes from known pedigree
halfspan>-break: Where a player almost breaks the opposition defensive line but is stopped by the opposition
halfspan>-breed: having one purebred parent; hybrid
halfspan>-breed: A person of mixed racial parentage or ancestry, especially one of mixed white and American Indian parentage
halfspan>-brother: Alternative spelling of half brother
halfspan>-caste: Describing someone of mixed racial descent in a derogatory manner
halfspan>-caste: A derogatory name for a person of mixed racial descent
halfspan>-cell: Alternative spelling of half cell
halfspan>-cocked: Not fully prepared
halfspan>-cocked: Not fully cocked
halfspan>-court line: The line parallel to the end lines and midway between them
halfspan>-court violation: A turnover occurring when the team with possession, having brought the ball over the half-court line causes it to cross back over the line without interference from the other team
halfspan>-cousin: The child of one's parent's half-sibling
halfspan>-crown: A pre-decimal coin used in Britain and Ireland, now obsolete, equivalent to two shillings and six pence
halfspan>-dozen: Alternative spelling of half dozen
halfspan>-elf: A person who is half elven and half human by birth
halfspan>-equation: Either of two equations that describe each half of a redox reaction
halfspan>-halt: a specific riding aid given by an equestrian to his horse
halfspan>-hardy: A plant which requires protection against frost
halfspan>-hearted: Not sincere; lacking full energy, effort, commitment, or resolve
He made a half-hearted attempt to read the chapter before giving up and dozing off.
halfspan>-hitch: Alternative spelling of half hitch
halfspan>-hour: The time of thirty minutes past any particular hour
halfspan>-hour: A period of time equal to thirty minutes
halfspan>-hourlong: which lasts half an hour, or approximately so
halfspan>-inch: To pinch, to steal
halfspan>-integer: Any number obtained by dividing an odd integer by two
halfspan>-jacket: A short bullet jacket which leaves some of the bullet in contact with the bore
halfspan>-jacket: A short coat or jacket
halfspan>-life: The time required for half of the nuclei in a sample of a specific isotope to undergo radioactive decay
halfspan>-life: The time it takes for an idea or a fashion to lose half of its influential power
Most books of scholarship have surprisingly short intellectual 'half-lives during which they make a difference.
halfspan>-life: The time it takes for a substance (drug, radioactive nuclide, or other) to lose half of its pharmacological, physiologic, or radiological activity
halfspan>-life: In a chemical reaction, the time required for the concentration of a reactant to fall from a chosen value to half that value
halfspan>-light: The soft, greyish light characteristic of dawn or dusk
halfspan>-line: ray; a line extending indefinitely in one direction from a point
halfspan>-mast: The lowered position, half the height of a mast, at which a flag is flown when expressing respect for the dead
halfspan>-metal: Any substance that acts as a conductor to electrons of one spin orientation, but as an insulator to those of the opposite orientation
halfspan>-metallic: That is made half of a metal and half of some other material
halfspan>-metallic: of or relating to a half-metal
halfspan>-moon: the moon, in its first or last quarter, when only half the face is illuminated
halfspan>-moon: anything shaped like a crescent, especially the base of a fingernail
halfspan>-naked: With very few clothes on
halfspan>-naked: With very few clothes on; revealing lots of one's body
halfspan>-nephew: Alternative spelling of half nephew
halfspan>-niece: Alternative spelling of half niece
halfspan>-noble: An ancient unit of currency of England, equivalent to half a noble
halfspan>-open: containing only one of its endpoints
halfspan>-open: Partially open; ajar
halfspan>-open interval: An interval in the real line which contains one of its endpoints but not the other one: i.e., it either contains its supremum or its infimum but not both
halfspan>-past: Attributive form of half past, noun
His half-past bathroom break.
halfspan>-pint: A unit of volume used for liquids equal to half of a pint
halfspan>-pint: A small child
halfspan>-pint: Half a pint of beer
halfspan>-pipe: A structure used to perform tricks, approximately semicircular in cross-section, resembling the bottom half of a cylinder laying down
halfspan>-price: for sale at half the normal price
halfspan>-price: for half of the normal price
halfspan>-reaction: Either the oxidation or the reduction component of a redox reaction
halfspan>-shower: a pattern which consist of throwing the objects thrown by one hand over the top of the objects thrown by the other hand. Each object is thrown to the opposite hand
halfspan>-sibling: The child of one's parent, but only one parent
halfspan>-sister: Alternative spelling of half sister
halfspan>-staff: half-mast
halfspan>-standard: In gardening, a tree or shrub whose branches start from three to four feet from the ground. This makes the entire plant lower than a plant of the same type of the standard form
halfspan>-timbered: Describes a building constructed using timber framing methods
halfspan>-timbering: A method of construction using heavy timber beams, usually joined by tenon and mortice joints pegged together
halfspan>-time: of, or relating to half time
the half-time whistle.
halfspan>-time: Alternative spelling of half time
halfspan>-title: a page before the title-page containing the book's title but no title-page details
halfspan>-track: Describing such a vehicle; half-tracked
halfspan>-track: A vehicle combining both wheels and treads (caterpillar tracks)
halfspan>-tracker: A ball bowled so as to pitch roughly half way down the wicket, ie. half-way between batsman and bowler. (From a slow bowler this is a poor delivery, likely to be hit to the boundary.)
2004: We'd got ourselves into a great position, and if I'd hit that half-tracker for six, we would've won the game. — Darren Lehmann.
halfspan>-truth: A deceptive statement, especially one that is only partly true, is incomplete, (misrepresents reality by telling part of the truth), or alters the time sequence of truths
halfspan>-uncle: A half brother-in-law of one's parent
halfspan>-uncle: A half-brother of one's parent
halfspan>-volley: Alternative spelling of half volley
halfspan>-wit: A person of around half the average intelligence of his or her peers
halfspan>-wit: A stupid or inept person
halfspan>-witted: Having a low intelligence; dim-witted
halfspan>-yearly: Two in a year; semiannual
halfspan>-yearly: Twice in a year; semiannually
halfspan>-penny: {n} half a penny
halfspan>-apple: The term apple box, or apple crate, is used in the production of film or photography to indicate a mobile box or platform sturdy enough to support weight. The generally accepted dimensions for an apple box are 12" × 8" × 20" (30 × 20 × 50 cm), though they may vary by three to five inches (around 10 cm) in any direction. Any insignificant deviation in size does not disclude an object from being an apple box, though significantly smaller or larger items may be termed a "half-apple," "quarter-apple" or sometimes "double apple." An "eighth-apple" is sometimes called a pancake or a lift
halfspan>-integer: A number obtained by dividing an odd integer by two (12, 112, 212, etc.)
Halfspan>-Life: {i} futuristic computer adventure game manufactured by Valve Software
halfspan>-and-halfspan>: in equal parts; "a half-and-half mixture"
halfspan>-and-halfspan>: half milk and half light cream; contains 10% to 18% butterfat
halfspan>-and-halfspan>: in equal parts; "it was divided half-and-half
halfspan>-and-halfspan>: in equal parts; "it was divided half-and-half"
halfspan>-and-halfspan>: half milk and half light cream; contains 10% to 18% butterfat in equal parts; "a half-and-half mixture"
halfspan>-and-halfspan>: a mixture that is half milk and half cream, used in coffee or tea
halfspan>-and-halfspan> dressing: half mayonnaise and half vinaigrette seasoned with minced garlic and mashed anchovies and grated Parmesan cheese; especially good for combination salads
halfspan>-baked: insufficiently cooked
halfspan>-baked: foolish; totally unsound; "an impractical solution"; "a crazy scheme"; "half-baked ideas"; "a screwball proposal without a prayer of working"
halfspan>-baked: disapproval If you describe an idea or plan as half-baked, you mean that it has not been properly thought out, and so is stupid or impractical. This is another half-baked scheme that isn't going to work. a half-baked idea, suggestion, plan etc has not been properly planned
halfspan>-blooded: of mixed race, of mixed blood
halfspan>-blooded: (of animals) having only one purebred parent
halfspan>-boot: low boot
halfspan>-bound: (of books) having the back bound in one material and the sides in another
halfspan>-bred: (of animals) having only one purebred parent
halfspan>-breed: (of animals) having only one purebred parent
halfspan>-breed: a very offensive word for someone whose parents are of different races, especially one white parent and one Native American parent. Do not use this word mixed race
halfspan>-breed: half-caste offspring of parents of different races (especially of white and Indian parents)
halfspan>-breed: person born to parents of different races
halfspan>-brother: Someone's half-brother is a boy or man who has either the same mother or the same father as they have. a brother who is the son of only one of your parents half-sister
halfspan>-brother: a son of your stepparent by a former marriage
halfspan>-cast: person born to parents of different races
halfspan>-caste: Someone who is half-caste has parents who come from different races. a very offensive word for someone whose parents are of different races. Do not use this word mixed race
halfspan>-caste: offspring of parents of different races or cultures
halfspan>-caste: person whose parents are from different races
halfspan>-century: 50 years
halfspan>-closed interval: part of a plane that borders on only one point (Mathematics)
halfspan>-clothed: inadequately clothed
halfspan>-cock: confusion resulting from lack of preparation
halfspan>-cooked: half-baked, cooked only partially
halfspan>-crazed: behaving in a slightly crazy, uncontrolled way half-crazed with
halfspan>-crown: English coin worth half a shilling
halfspan>-cut: drunk
halfspan>-day: A half-day is a day when you work only in the morning or in the afternoon, but not all day. a half-day event takes place in either the morning or the afternoon
halfspan>-deck: middle deck, intermediate deck on a ship
halfspan>-dollar: {i} American coin worth half a dollar
halfspan>-dozen: {i} six; half of a dozen; group of six
halfspan>-dozen: {s} consisting of six
halfspan>-finished goods: product which is not yet completed
halfspan>-hardy: (of plants) requiring protection from frost; "half-hardy annuals
halfspan>-hearted: showing little enthusiasm, lacking spirit, perfunctory, apathetic
halfspan>-hearted: If someone does something in a half-hearted way, they do it without any real effort, interest, or enthusiasm. Joanna had made one or two half-hearted attempts to befriend Graham's young wife. + half-heartedly half-heartedly I can't do anything half-heartedly. I have to do everything 100 per cent. done without much effort and without much interest in the result
halfspan>-heartedly: without enthusiasm; in a half-hearted manner; "she tried half-heartedly
halfspan>-heartedly: indifferently, unenthusiastically, perfunctorily, apathetically
halfspan>-heartedly: without enthusiasm; in a half-hearted manner; "she tried half-heartedly"
halfspan>-holiday: a day on which half is free from work or duty
halfspan>-holiday: half a day off work (for a holiday)
halfspan>-holiday: an afternoon in which children do not have to go school = half day
halfspan>-hour: a period of time that is 30 minutes long
halfspan>-hour: a half of an hour
halfspan>-hourly: once every half an hour, once every 30 minutes
halfspan>-hourly: done or happening every half hour
halfspan>-hourly: occurring every half hour every thirty minutes, every half hour
halfspan>-intensity: half the maximum intensity
halfspan>-length: a portrait showing the body from only the waist up abridged to half its original length representing only the upper half of the body; "a half-length portrait
halfspan>-length: a half-length painting or picture shows the top half of someone's body full-length (1)
halfspan>-life: The amount of time it takes half of a given quantity of a radioactive element to decay
halfspan>-life: The time required for the amount of a reactant to decrease to half its initial value
halfspan>-life: - The time required for half of any quantity of identical radioactive atoms to undergo radioactive decay, so that half of the atoms in the substance are no longer emitting radiation and are no longer considered to be radioactive
halfspan>-life: A means of classifying the rate of decay of radioisotopes according to the time it takes for half of the atoms of a sample to decay Half lives range from fractions of seconds to billions of years Cobalt-60, for example, has a half-life of 5 3 years
halfspan>-life: the time required for half of the amount of an agent (e g , drug, virus, cell type) to be eliminated from the body
halfspan>-life: the time required for half the amount of a substance to be eliminated from the body or to be converted to another substance(s)
halfspan>-life: The time that it takes for half of the activity of a molecule to decay
halfspan>-life: The time required for half of a reactant to be converted into product(s)
halfspan>-life: the time required for something to fall to half its initial value (in particular, the time for half the atoms in a radioactive substance to disintegrate)
halfspan>-life: The period required for half of the atoms of a particular radioactive isotope to decay and become an isotope of another element
halfspan>-life: The period of time it takes for half the nuclei of a radioactive element to undergo decay to another nuclear form
halfspan>-life: The time required for half the amount of a drug to be eliminated from the body
halfspan>-life: The time in which half the atoms of a radioactive substance will have disintegrated, leaving half the original amount Half the residue will disintegrate in another equal period of time
halfspan>-life: the time required for one-half of a radioactive material to decay to a more stable material (it is NOT one-half the age of the rock!)
halfspan>-life: In the case of a unique process of radioactive disintegration, the average time needed for the activity of a radioactive source to be reduced to half of its initial value High-level waste Waste emitting heat produced by a high level of radioactivity (in particular spent fuel unloaded from nuclear reactors and considered as final waste, and vitrified waste resulting from reprocessing)
halfspan>-life: The time necessary for half of the atoms of a parent isotope to decay into the daughter isotope
halfspan>-life: the time required for a radioactive substance to lose half of its nuclei
halfspan>-life: The time it takes for half the atoms in an amount of nuclear waste to become harmless
halfspan>-life: the time required for half the amount of an agent (e g , drug, virus, cell type) to be eliminated from the body
halfspan>-life: The length of time necessary for half of a given quantity of radioactive substance to decay into non-radioactive material
halfspan>-life: The time required for the activity of a given radioactive species to decrease to half of its initial value due to radioactive decay The half-life is a characteristic property of each radioactive species and is independent of its amount or condition The effective half-life of a given isotope is the time in which the quantity in the body (or an organ) will decrease to half as a result of both radioactive decay and biological elimination See Biological half-life
halfspan>-life: The time in which half the (large number of) atoms of a particular radioactive nuclide disintegrate The half-life is a characteristic property of each radioactive isotope
halfspan>-life: The time required for half the nuclei in a sample of a specific isotopic species to undergo radioactive decay
halfspan>-life: The half-life of a radioactive substance is the amount of time that it takes to lose half its radioactivity. the length of time it takes a radioactive substance to lose half of its radioactivity. Interval of time required for one-half of the atomic nuclei of a radioactive sample to decay (change spontaneously into other nuclear species by emitting particles and energy), or the time required for the number of disintegrations per second of a radioactive material to decrease by one-half. Half-lives are characteristic properties of the various unstable atomic nuclei and the particular way in which they decay. Alpha decay and beta decay are generally slower processes than gamma decay
halfspan>-life: The time over which the atoms of a particular radioactive nuclide decay to half their original intensity of emitted radiation The half-life is a characteristic property of each radioactive isotope
halfspan>-life: the time required for the number of nuclides in a radioactive sample to reach half of the original value
halfspan>-life: The amount of time that it takes for one half of an original population of atoms of a radioactive isotope to decay
halfspan>-light: the dull grey light you see when it is almost dark but not completely dark
halfspan>-light: a grayish light (as at dawn or dusk or in dim interiors)
halfspan>-mast: If a flag is flying at half-mast, it is flying from the middle of the pole, not the top, to show respect and sorrow for someone who has just died. at half-mast a) if a flag is flying at half-mast, it has been raised to the middle of the pole in order to show respect and sadness for someone who has died b) if a piece of clothing is at half-mast, it is lower down the body than is usual
halfspan>-mast: a position some distance below the top of the mast to which a flag is lowered in mourning or to signal distress
halfspan>-mast flags: flags flown halfway down from the top of a mast
halfspan>-moon: the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail the time at which the moon is at first or last quarter when half its face is illuminated
halfspan>-note: note with half the time value of a whole note (Music)
halfspan>-open interval: part of a plane that borders on only one point (Mathematics)
halfspan>-pay: half the usual salary
halfspan>-pay: reduced wage paid to someone who is not working full time
halfspan>-price: for half the price; "she bought it half-price during the sale
halfspan>-price: for half the price; "she bought it half-price during the sale"
halfspan>-price: If something is sold at or for half-price, it is sold for only half of what it usually costs. By yesterday she was selling off stock at half price They normally charge three hundred pounds but we got it for half price
halfspan>-price: If something is half-price, it costs only half what it usually costs. Main courses are half price from 12.30pm to 2pm Mind you, a half-price suit still cost $400 We can get in half-price
halfspan>-seas-over: British informal for `intoxicated'
halfspan>-sister: Someone's half-sister is a girl or woman who has either the same mother or the same father as they have. a sister who is the daughter of only one of your parents half-brother
halfspan>-sister: sister related through one parent only
halfspan>-size: half the usual or regular size
halfspan>-staff: {f} lower a flag to half-mast as a sign of respect for the dead or as a distress signal
halfspan>-term: a short vacation about halfway through a school term; "he came to visit at half-term"
halfspan>-term: a short vacation about halfway through a school term; "he came to visit at half-term
halfspan>-term: Half-term is a short holiday in the middle of a school term. There was no play school at half term, so I took them both to the cinema. the half-term holidays. a short holiday from school in the middle of a term
halfspan>-timber: having exposed wood framing with spaces filled with masonry, as in Tudor architecture
halfspan>-timbered: Half-timbered is used to describe old buildings that have wooden beams showing in the brick and plaster walls, both on the inside and the outside of the building. a half-timbered house is usually old and shows the wooden structure of the building on the outside walls
halfspan>-time: Half-time is the short period of time between the two parts of a sporting event such as a football, rugby, or basketball game, when the players have a short rest. a short period of rest between two parts of a game, such as football or basketball at half-time
halfspan>-time: involving half the standard or customary time for an activity; "he had two years of half-time training"
halfspan>-time: At schools measuring progress by credit hours and academic terms, at least six semester hours or quarter hours per term; at schools measuring progress by clock hours, at least 12 hours per week; at schools measuring progress by credit hours, but not using academic terms, at least 12 semester hours or 18 quarter hours per year
halfspan>-time: for less than the standard number of hours; "he works part-time
halfspan>-time: A student must be enrolled at least half-time to be eligible for aid and some programs may require full-time enrollment for eligibility Half-time is generally counted as a minimum of six (6) credit hours
halfspan>-time: for less than the standard number of hours; "he works part-time"
halfspan>-time: for purposes of the volunteer service regulations, means enrollment in any combination of courses, research projects or special studies that meets one-half or fifty percent of the workload standards and practices of the institution in which the student is enrolled [5 CFR 308 101] [HRO Part 1, Chapter 3, Student Volunteer Service]
halfspan>-timer: student who works and studies
halfspan>-tone: The reproduction of a continuous-tone image on a device which does not directly support continuous output This is done by displaying or printing pattern of small dots which from a distance can simulate the desired output color or intensity These methods are used extensively in magazines and newspapers
halfspan>-tone: A printed image made up of dots of varying size that give the appearance of continuous tone image when viewed from an acceptable distance
halfspan>-tone: The process that converts continuous tone (the real photo) into a picture by converting the contents into scaled dots The larger the dot, the darker the image
halfspan>-tone: The reproduction of continuous tone artork, such as a photograph through a cross ruled screen which splits up the image into dots of various sizes
halfspan>-tone: A photochemical process to transfer a photographic image to a relief plate that can be printed on the same press as type The continuous tones of the photograph are converted into a pattern of tiny dots (larger and closer together in the dark areas) that are visible under magnification In duotone printing, two passes of the press are used The process was first used commercially in 1880
halfspan>-tone: technique of breaking original tone into a pattern of dots of varying size Light areas have small dots and dark areas have large dots
halfspan>-tone: Process of breaking a continuous tone image into dots for printing (Using a magnifying glass, the dots can be seen, but give the illusion of continuous tone or color to the naked eye )
halfspan>-tone: The representation of tonal gradation by an image composed of dots of varied sizes, the centres of which are equidistant
halfspan>-track: having caterpillar treads on the rear and wheels in front; "half-track armored vehicles

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