Phrase Hound found 574 phrases and 140 compound words that contain half. The most common are listed below. Open half in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 574
- second-halfAlternative spelling of second half.
- first halfThe period of play before half time, as opposed to the second half.
- one and a halfOne and a half parts of anything that may be divided, or considered as divided.
- one halfAlternative form of one-half.
- half timeAlternative spelling of half-time.
- half-hourA period of time equal to thirty minutes, half an hour.
- other halfA spouse or a significant other.
- half-lifeThe time required for half the nuclei in a sample of an isotope to undergo radioactive decay.
- half a dozenSix (6); often used approximatively.
- half an hourThirty minutes.
- half and halfIn equal parts; half
- half boardA hotel rate that includes accommodation, breakfast and dinner, but no meal at lunchtime.
- half-wayAlternative spelling of halfway: Half of the way between two points.
- half-centuryA period of fifty years, half of a century.
- half fullholding about half of the full capacity
- half a chanceSynonym of half-chance: A slight chance.
- half-yearThe period of time equal to half a year; normally referred to as 6 months, but a half-year is more exactly 182.5 days (without a leap day)
- half the storyAn incomplete or one-sided version of events.
- better halfA person's spouse or lover, most commonly a man's wife.
- half brotherA male sibling sharing a single parent, as distinguished from a full brother or brother-german, from a step-brother, or from a brother-like figure such as a blood brother.
- half-priceFor sale at half the normal price.
- half the battleA large part of what it takes to accomplish something.
- time and a halfA rate of pay 50% greater than normal, commonly used for overtime work.
- half-lightThe soft, greyish light characteristic of dawn or dusk.
- half-moonThe moon in its first or last quarter when only half the visible face is illuminated; a quarter moon.
Compound words 140
- behalfThe interest, benefit, or wellbeing of someone or something.
- halfwayHalf of the way between two points.
- halterA bitless headpiece of rope or straps, placed on the head of animals such as cattle or horses to lead or tie them.
- halflingA fictional small humanoid creature featuring in fantasy fiction; a hobbit.
- halfheartedLacking full energy, effort, commitment, or resolve.
- halfbackAny of various positions on the field of play between the forwards and the fullbacks.
- halfwidthOf a text character, occupying the space of half of a fullwidth character, or one "normal" text column.
- halflifeAlternative spelling of half-life: The time required for half the nuclei in a sample of an isotope to undergo radioactive decay.
- halfdeadHalfway dead; only partially alive.
- halfbeakAny slender, marine fish of the family Hemiramphidae, having the upper jaw much shorter than the lower, the balahoos or ballyhoos.