Phrase Hound found 25 phrases and 5 compound words that contain halves. The most common are listed below. Open halves in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 25
- go halvesTo divide equally between two parties.
- game of two halvesSomething that makes a major turnaround over the course of its lifespan.
- better halvesplural of better half: A person's spouse or lover, most commonly a man's wife.
- other halvesplural of other half: A spouse or a significant other.
- games of two halvesplural of game of two halves: Something that makes a major turnaround over the course of its lifespan.
- centre-halvesplural of centre-half: A centre-back.
- cried halvessimple past and past participle of cry halves
- cries halvesthird-person singular simple present indicative of cry halves: To claim a share equal to half of something.
- cry halvesTo claim a share equal to half of something.
- crying halvespresent participle and gerund of cry halves
- dummy halvesplural of dummy half: The player who receives the ball when it is returned into play behind the teammate who was just tackled.
- first halvesplural of first half: The period of play before half time, as opposed to the second half.
- fly-halvesplural of fly-half: A rugby player who is normally the first receiver of the ball from the scrum half after a scrum; a half-back.
- goes halvesthird-person singular simple present indicative of go halves: To divide equally between two parties.
- going halvespresent participle and gerund of go halves
- gone halvespast participle of go halves: To divide equally between two parties.
- second halvesplural of second half
- shelter-halvesplural of shelter-half: A canvas sheet that, when combined with another, comprises a shelter tent; one half of a shelter tent.
- went halvessimple past of go halves
- scrum halvesplural of scrum half: A player who introduces the ball into a scrum.
- doing by halvespresent participle and gerund of do by halves
- done by halvespast participle of do by halves: To perform (a task, etc) partially or incompletely; to do (something) inadequately, halfheartedly, or shoddily.
- one and a halvesplural of one and a half: One and a half parts of anything that may be divided, or considered as divided.
- left-halvesplural of left-half: A player who plays wide on the left side of midfield
- right-halvesplural of right-half: A player who plays wide on the right side of midfield
Compound words 5
- flyhalvesplural of flyhalf: A rugby player who is normally the first receiver of the ball from the scrum half after a scrum; a half-back.
- halvesiesAlternative form of halfsies: The condition of splitting something in half in order to share it.
- newhalvesplural of newhalf: A trans woman.
- outhalvesplural of outhalf: fly-half
- scrumhalvesplural of scrumhalf: A player who introduces the ball into a scrum.