hale2 |
to force to go, as by pulling or dragging; haul. |
haler |
the smaller monetary unit of the Czech and Slovak Republics; heller. (Cf. koruna.) |
half |
one of two equal parts of a whole. [7 definitions] |
half-and-half |
of two things in equal portions; half one thing and half another. [3 definitions] |
half-assed |
(vulgar slang) unplanned or poorly planned; haphazard. [3 definitions] |
halfback |
in football, one of two offensive players lined up on either side of the fullback behind the line of scrimmage. [2 definitions] |
half-baked |
not well thought out; ill-conceived, ill-planned, or unrealistic. [3 definitions] |
half blood |
kinship through only one of the parents. [2 definitions] |
half-blood |
a person related to another person through one parent only. [3 definitions] |
half boot |
a boot that reaches to the middle of the lower leg. |
half-breed |
(offensive) one whose parents are of different racial extraction, esp. Caucasian and Native American. [2 definitions] |
half brother |
a male offspring related to siblings through one parent only. |
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 cock |
the partly raised position of the hammer of a firearm, at which point the trigger locks and cannot be pulled. |
half-cocked |
of a firearm, with the hammer raised halfway and locked to prevent firing. [2 definitions] |
half dollar |
a coin of the United States and Canada worth fifty cents. |
half gainer |
a dive in which the diver, facing forward, executes half of a backward somersault, thus entering the water headfirst and facing the diving board. |
halfhearted |
accomplished with or showing little interest or enthusiasm. |
half hitch |
a knot made by making a loop in a rope and passing the end of the rope through the loop. |
half-hour |
a period of time lasting thirty minutes. [4 definitions] |