half
haf
- n one of two equal parts of a divisible whole
half a loaf
half an hour
a century and one half - n one of two divisions into which some games or performances are divided: the two divisions are separated by an interval
- s consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
a half chicken
lasted a half hour - s partial
gave me a half smile
he did only a half job - a (of siblings) related through one parent only
a half brother
half sister - r partially or to the extent of a half
he was half hidden by the bushes
- While Bill Clinton ran the nation for eight years, his half brother, Roger, lived in Bill's shadow.
- Devon Aoki, a half-Japanese and half-American concoction, has captivated London and New York catwalks with her woodblock-print features and long limbs.
- The Nevada population is one-quarter Hispanic, and typically about half of South Carolina Democratic-primary voters are African American.