half
UK /ˈhɑːf/US /ˈhæf/
- noun 12
- adjective 4
- adverb 4
- preposition 2
- exclamation 1
- verb 1
- forms 3
- phrases 17
noun12
- Barrels came in firkins, nine gallons; kilderkins, eighteen gallons; halves, twenty-seven gallons; barrels, thirty-six gallons and hogsheads, fifty-four. — 1987
adjective4
adverb4
preposition2
exclamation1
verb1
forms
halved · halving · halves
Phrases with half
- half-nakedWith very few clothes on.
- all over hell's half acreAll over the place; everywhere.
- baker's half dozenSeven, a group of seven.
- glass-half-emptypessimistic
- glass-half-fulloptimistic
- go off half-cockedTo take a premature or ill-considered action.
- half a brainA very basic or minimal level of intelligence.
- half a mindA moderate inclination.
- half jokeA statement which contains elements of both jest and seriousness.
- half murderThe committing of a grievous, but not fatal, injury.
- half-night standA single sexual encounter between two individuals, lasting for less than an entire night, where at least one of the partners has no immediate intention or expectation of establishing a longer-term sexual or romantic relationship.
- hell and half of GeorgiaA very large region; everywhere.
- not half badPretty good, imperfect but more than OK.
- other halfA spouse or a significant other.
- see with half an eyeTo see something without any difficulty, because it is obvious.
- the half of itOnly a part of something; not the full picture. Typically it is implied to be the most important part.
- too clever by halfShrewd but flawed by overthinking or excessive complexity, with a resulting tendency to be unreliable or unsuccessful.