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The word half is in the Wiktionary

55 short excerpts of Wiktionnary (A collaborative project to produce a free-content dictionary.)

— English words —
  • half n. One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.
  • half n. (Sports) One of the two opposite parts of the playing field of various sports, in which each starts the game.
  • half n. Half of a standard measure, chiefly: (Britain) half a pint of beer or cider.
  • half n. (Preceded by “a” or a number) The fraction obtained by dividing 1 by 2.
  • half n. Any of the three terms at Eton College, for Michaelmas, Lent, and summer.
  • half n. (Slang) A half sibling.
  • half n. (UK, archaic) A child ticket.
  • half n. (Sports) abbreviated form for half marathon.
  • half n. (Numismatic slang) Clipping of half-dollar.
  • half adj. Consisting of a half (½, 50%).
  • half adj. Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half; approximately a half, whether more or less;…
  • half adj. (Of a sibling) Having one parent (rather than two) in common.
  • half adj. (Of a relative other than a sibling) Related through one common grandparent or ancestor rather than two.
  • half adv. In two equal parts or to an equal degree.
  • half adv. In some part approximating a half.
  • half adv. Partially; imperfectly.
  • half adv. Practically, nearly.
  • half v. (Transitive, obsolete) To halve.
  • half prep. (UK, Ireland) Half past; a half-hour (30 minutes) after the last hour.
  • half prep. (Discuss([Wiktionary:Tea room/??/???action=edit&section=new&preloadtitle=half +]) this sense)…
  • half interj. (Theater) A call reminding performers that the performance will begin in thirty minutes.
  • half- pref. Half or partial; not complete.
  • half- pref. Used before brother, sister, uncle, aunt, and so forth, to indicate that the person being identified…
— Foreign words, define in English —
  • Icelandic
    • hálf- pref. Half.
    • hálf- pref. A little, a bit; fairly.
    • hálf- pref. (Time) half; half-past the hour before.
  • Maltese
    • ħalf n. Verbal noun of ħalef…
  • Middle english
— English words, defined in German —
  • half Adj. Halb.
  • half S. Hälfte.
— English words, defined in Dutch —
  • half bijv. Half.
  • half bijw. Voor de helft.
  • half n. Helft.
— English words, defined in French —
  • half adj. Demi, moitié.
  • half adv. À moitié.
  • half n. Moitié, demi.
  • half v. (Désuet) Diviser en deux.
— English words, defined in Spanish —
  • half s. Mitad.
  • half s. En Deporte Medio tiempo.
  • half s. Medio.
  • half adj. Medio.
  • half adv. Medio.
— English words, defined in Portuguese —
  • half adj. Meio.
  • half adv. Meio.
  • half s. Metade.
— English word, defined in Italian —
  • half s. Mezzo, metà.
— In German —
  • half V. 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs helfen.
  • half V. 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs helfen.
— In Dutch —
  • half num. De helft (½).
  • half bijv. De helft zijnde.
— In Italian —
  • half s. (Marina) definizione mancante; se vuoi, [half aggiungila] tu.
  • half s. (Sport) definizione mancante; se vuoi, [half aggiungila] tu.
152 English words from 31 English definitions

abbreviated a␣bit action after A␣little amp ancestor and and␣so␣forth Any anything approximately approximating archaic aunt beer before begin behalf being bit Britain brother call chiefly child cider Clipping College common complete considered Consisting Consisting␣of degree Discuss divided dividing dollar each edit equal Eton fairly field for form forth fraction game grandparent half half-dollar half-hour half␣marathon half␣past half␣sibling halve Having hour identified imperfectly in␣common indefinite indicate into In␣two Ireland last Lent less little marathon may may␣be measure Michaelmas minutes more more␣or␣less nearly new not noun number Numismatic obsolete obtained of␣a one opposite other other␣than parent part partial Partially parts past performance performers person pint playing playing␣field portion Practically Preceded rather rather␣than Related relative reminding resembling room roughly section sense sibling side sister slang some sports standard starts summer Tea Tea␣room terms than that the Theater thirty this three through ticket Time Transitive two uncle Used usually various Verbal Verbal␣noun whether which Wiktionary will

11 English words from 24 foreign definitions

demi des half Helft Marina Medio Mezzo Person Singular Sport Verbs

23 foreign words from 24 foreign definitions

Aktiv À␣moitié definizione Deporte Désuet deux Diviser Halb Hälfte helfen helft Indikativ mancante Meio metà Metade Mitad moitié Präteritum tiempo Voor vuoi zijnde

621 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

halfa halfe halfs halfen halfer halfie halfly half-op halfro halfth half␣a␣mo half-ape half-ass half␣ass halfbat half-bat half-caf half␣cap half-cut half␣cut half␣day half-elf halfely halfers halfful half-gip half␣gip halfgod half-god half-gyp half␣gyp halfies half-Jew half␣joe half␣lit halfmer half-one half-ops Halford half␣pay half-ray halfros halfsib half-sib half␣sib halfsie halfths halfway Halfway halfwit half-wit +570 words

73 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

behalfe behalfs Chalfant Chalfont Chalford newhalfs Shalford behalfism Chalfants jhalfrezi Shalfleet go␣halfsies in␣behalf␣of not␣half␣bad on␣behalf␣of at␣half-sword meet␣halfway the␣half␣of␣it half-and-halfs half␣and␣halfs thalfenisite bord␣halfpenny glass-half-full go␣half␣and␣half on␣the␣half␣hour open␣half␣space paschal␣flower catarrhal␣fever glass-half-empty half-up␣half-down Little␣Chalfont open␣half␣spaces paschal␣flowers shove␣halfpenny three␣halfpence baker's␣half␣dozen Chalfont␣St␣Giles Chalfont␣St␣Peter go␣off␣halfcocked go␣off␣half-cocked Blind␣Half-Hundred Dirty␣Half␣Hundred do␣by␣half-measures for␣and␣on␣behalf␣of Japanese␣halfbeak jury␣of␣half-tongue maternal␣half␣aunt paternal␣half␣aunt see␣with␣half␣an␣eye three␣halfpennies +23 words

46 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

behalf by␣half in␣half flyhalf fly-half fly␣half newhalf not␣half one-half one␣half outhalf and␣a␣half four-half left-half dummy␣half first-half first␣half other␣half right-half scrumhalf scrum-half scrum␣half better␣half centre-half centre␣half second-half second␣half half-and-half half␣and␣half one␣and␣a␣half shelter-half shelter␣half time␣and␣a␣half bitch␣and␣a␣half go␣half␣and␣half sharp-and-a-half acting␣scrum-half too␣clever␣by␣half cut␣the␣baby␣in␣half saw␣the␣baby␣in␣half rear␣admiral␣lower␣half rear␣admiral␣(lower␣half) rear␣admiral␣upper␣half rear␣admiral␣(upper␣half) rear␣admirals␣(lower␣half) rear␣admirals␣(upper␣half)

5 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

Alf ALF 'alf Hal HAL

5 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

Fla FLA Fla. lah LAH

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

Fahl

8 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

Fahls flash Flash Flath Fulah halfa halfe halfs

24 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

AFL Ahl AHL Alf ALF 'alf fah fal Fal FAL FHA Fla FLA Fla. ha'f Hal HAL HFA HLA lah LAH LFA LHA LHF

18 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

calf haaf hala hale Hale hall Hall halm halo Halo HALO halo- halp Hals HALs halt Helf Salf

6 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

Alf ALF 'alf ha'f Hal HAL


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