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half-life
  • n  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)
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half-light
  • n  a greyish light (as at dawn or dusk or in dim interiors)
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half-mast
  • n  a position some distance below the top of a mast to which a flag is lowered in mourning or to signal distress
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half-moon
  • n  the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail
  • n  the time at which the Moon is at first or last quarter when half its face is illuminated
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half-pay
  • n  reduced wage paid to someone who is not working full time
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half-relief
  • n  a sculptural relief between low relief and high relief
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half-sister
  • n  a sister who has only one parent in common with you
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half-staff
  • n  a position some distance below the top of a mast to which a flag is lowered in mourning or to signal distress
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half-term
  • n  a short vacation about halfway through a school term
    he came to visit at half-term
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half-truth
  • n  a partially true statement intended to deceive or mislead
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