| half-and-half |
of two things in equal portions; half one thing and half another. [3 definitions] |
| half-baked |
not well thought out; ill-conceived, ill-planned, or unrealistic. [3 definitions] |
| half-blood |
a person related to another person through one parent only. [3 definitions] |
| half-breed |
(offensive) one whose parents are of different racial extraction, esp. Caucasian and Native American. [2 definitions] |
| half-caste |
(offensive) one whose parents are of different origins, esp. European and Hindu or European and Muslim. [2 definitions] |
| half-circle |
one half of a circle; semicircle. |
| half-cocked |
of a firearm, with the hammer raised halfway and locked to prevent firing. [2 definitions] |
| half-hour |
a period of time lasting thirty minutes. [4 definitions] |
| half-life |
in physics, the time required for disintegration of half the atoms in a given quantity of radioactive material. |
| half-mast |
a point halfway down a flagpole. A flag is flown at half-mast as a sign of respect or sorrow when someone has died or, on a ship, as a signal of great need or trouble. |
| half-moon |
the moon in the first or last quarter, when half its disk is illuminated. [2 definitions] |
| half-sole |
to repair (shoes or boots) by putting on new half soles. |
| half-staff |
a point midway up a mast or staff; half-mast. |
| half-timbered |
of a house or other building, having an exposed framework of vertical, horizontal, or diagonal timbers, with the spaces in between filled with plaster or brick. |
| half-track |
a motor vehicle, esp. an armored military one, with an endless-chain track on the rear drive wheels, or the track itself. |
| half-truth |
a partially true or correct statement, esp. one that intentionally omits facts essential for full truthfulness or accuracy, or includes some untruths. |
| half-wit |
one who is mentally retarded or deficient. [2 definitions] |
| time and a half |
a rate of pay, usu. for overtime work, that is fifty percent higher than that normally paid. |