Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Plural of
half .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun pl. of
half . - noun by one half at once; halfway; fragmentarily; partially; incompletely.
- noun See under
Go .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Plural form of
half . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
halve .
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Examples
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As the sun rose higher, Duncan ripped his pajama trousers in halves and fashioned them into two rude turbans.
Bunches of Knuckles 2010
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The disparity in halves hasn't escaped the coaching staff's attention.
Washington Redskins are halfway there: First two quarters have been better than last two Rick Maese 2010
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Put egg and Canadian bacon between English muffin halves and serve with fruit.
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Told in halves in the very different voices of Krista and Aaron, Little Bird of Heaven is a classic Oates novel in which the lyricism of intense sexual love is intertwined with the anguish of loss, and tenderness is barely distinguishable from cruelty.
Little Bird of Heaven by Joyce Carol Oates: Book summary 2010
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She lengthens her legs down the mattress, sets the four muffin halves side by side on the white cloth napkin that he's unfolded for her, lain over her thighs like a tablecloth.
Featherbedding Rae Bryant 2010
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He roughly divided the gold in halves, caching one half on a prominent ledge, wrapped in a piece of blanket, and returning the other half to the sack.
LOVE OF LIFE 2010
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He roughly divided the gold in halves, caching one half on a prominent ledge, wrapped in a piece of blanket, and returning the other half to the sack.
LOVE OF LIFE 2010
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“The first three are easy” to perceive, Duckor states, partly because these each contain some of the best halves from the following four.
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For an added treat, while that is cooking get a package of crescent rolls, slice a package of hot dogs in halves and make yourself some Wiener wraps!
Beanie wienies for grown-ups | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2008
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Because my brain halves are at war with each other for dominance? on 30 Oct 2007 at 8: 33 am Therese Walsh
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » On Brains: Is Right for Writers? 2007
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