half-wit
- n a person of subnormal intelligence
- n a stupid incompetent person
half binding
- n book binding in which the spine and part of the sides are bound in one material and the rest in another
half door
- n an exterior door divided in two horizontally; either half can be closed or open independently
half gainer
- n a dive in which the diver throws the feet forward and up to complete a half backward somersault and enters the water facing the diving board
half hatchet
- n a hatchet with a broad blade on one end and a hammer head of the other
half hitch
- n a knot used to fasten a rope temporarily to an object; usually tied double