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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>HALFHUNT</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="halfhourly"> half-hourly, adjective, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. lasting half an hour. <DD>adv. every half-hour. </DL> <A NAME="halfhunter"> half hunter,<DL COMPACT><DD> a timepiece similar to a hunting watch but with the central portion of the case cut away so that the hands are always visible. </DL> <A NAME="halfleather"> half leather,<DL COMPACT><DD> a style of binding for a book, using leather for the back and corners. </DL> <A NAME="halflength"> half-length, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun a portrait representing the upper half of the person. <DD>adj. of half the full length. Ex. a half-length portrait. </DL> <A NAME="halflife"> half-life, noun, pl. -lives.<DL COMPACT><DD> the length of time it takes for half the atoms of a particular radioactive substance to break down or decay. The half-life of a particular radioactive substance is always the same and is the principal characteristic used to distinguish one radioactive substance from another, and to measure radioactivity. </DL> <A NAME="halflight"> half-light, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a light of half the full intensity. <DD> 2. a dim light. Ex. Even in the half-light he could see her blue eyes shining like fragments of glass (Punch). </DL> <A NAME="halfline"> half-line, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Geometry.) the part of a line on one side of a fixed point; ray. The point itself is usually not considered part of the half-line. </DL> <A NAME="halfmarathon"> half-marathon, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a foot race of 13.2 miles, approximately one half the length of a marathon. </DL> <A NAME="halfmast"> half-mast, noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun a position halfway or part way down from the top of a mast or staff; half-staff. A flag is lowered to half-mast as a mark of respect for someone who has died, or as a signal of distress. <DD>v.t. to hang at half-mast. Ex. to half-mast a flag. </DL> <A NAME="halfmeasure"> half measure,<DL COMPACT><DD> an inadequate measure. </DL> <A NAME="halfmiler"> half-miler, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who runs a distance of half a mile in a race. </DL> <A NAME="halfmoon"> half moon,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the moon when only half of its surface appears bright. <DD> 2. something shaped like a half moon or crescent. adj. half-moon. </DL> <A NAME="halfmourning"> half mourning,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the period after full mourning. <DD> 2. the style of dress worn in this period. </DL> <A NAME="halfnelson"> half nelson,<DL COMPACT><DD> a hold used in wrestling. It is done by hooking one arm under an opponent's armpit, usually from behind, and putting a hand against the back of his neck. </DL> <A NAME="halfnote"> half note,<DL COMPACT><DD> (Music.) a note played for one half as long a time as a whole note; minim. </DL> <A NAME="halfpace"> halfpace, noun. =footpace (def. 2).</DL> <A NAME="halfpay"> half pay,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. half the usual or full wages or salary. <DD> 2. a payment made to a retired or inactive officer of the army or navy that is a prescribed percentage of his active pay. adj. half-pay. </DL> <A NAME="halfpence"> halfpence, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> halfpennies. </DL> <A NAME="halfpenny"> halfpenny, noun, pl. halfpennies, halfpence, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. a British coin worth half a penny. <DD> 2. the value of this coin. <DD>adj. 1. worth a halfpenny. <DD> 2. having little value; trifling. Also, hapenny. </DL> <A NAME="halfpennyworth"> halfpennyworth, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> as much as a halfpenny will buy; a very small quantity. </DL> <A NAME="halfpint"> half-pint, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. half of a pint. <DD> 2. (Slang.) a very small or unimportant person. <DD>adj. (Slang.) very small. Ex. half-pint foreign cars (Time). </DL> <A NAME="halfplane"> half-plane, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Geometry.) the part of a plane on one side of a straight line drawn in the plane. The line itself is usually not considered part of the half-plane. </DL> <A NAME="halfrelief"> half relief, =mezzo-relievo.</DL> <A NAME="halfrest"> half rest,<DL COMPACT><DD> (Music.) a rest as long as a half note. </DL> <A NAME="halfseasover"> half-seas over,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1a. halfway across the sea. <DD> b. (Figurative:) Ex. I am half-seas over to death (John Dryden). <DD> 2. (Slang.) half drunk. </DL> <A NAME="halfshell"> half shell,<DL COMPACT><DD> one shell of a bivalve. Ex. oysters on the half shell. </DL> <A NAME="halfshot"> half-shot, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun a stroke in golf made with half a swing, intended to carry less than the full shot. <DD>adj. (U.S. Slang.) nearly drunk. </DL> <A NAME="halfsister"> half sister,<DL COMPACT><DD> a sister related through one parent only. </DL> <A NAME="halfslip"> half-slip, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a woman's slip that hangs from the waist by an elastic band. </DL> <A NAME="halfsnipe"> half snipe, =jacksnipe.</DL> <A NAME="halfsole"> half sole,<DL COMPACT><DD> the sole of a shoe or boot from the toe to the instep. </DL> <A NAME="halfsole"> half-sole, transitive verb, -soled, -soling.<DL COMPACT><DD> to put a new half sole or half soles on (shoes or boots). </DL> <A NAME="halfsovereign"> half sovereign,<DL COMPACT><DD> a former British gold coin, worth ten shillings or half a pound. </DL> <A NAME="halfstaff"> half-staff, noun. =half-mast.</DL> <A NAME="halfstep"> half step,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. (Music.) the difference in pitch between two keys next to each other on a piano; semitone. It is the smallest interval in pitch used in ordinary scales. <DD> 2. (U.S. Army.) a short step prescribed in marching, 15 inches long in quick time or 18 inches in double time. </DL> <A NAME="halfswing"> half swing,<DL COMPACT><DD> (Sports.) a swing of half the usual distance. </DL> <A NAME="halftide"> half tide,<DL COMPACT><DD> the state or time of the tide halfway between flood and ebb. </DL> <A NAME="halftimbered"> half-timbered, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having the walls of wooden framework with the spaces filled by plaster, stone, or brick. </DL> <A NAME="halftime"> half-time, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun Also, half time. 1. the end of half of the total period of play in football, basketball, or other timed game, usually marked by an intermission. Ex. East led by 14-7 at half-time. <DD> 2. half of the available time; half of the usual working time. Ex. He spent only half-time on it. <DD>adj. half of the normal time. Ex. schools on half-time sessions. </DL> <A NAME="halftint"> half-tint, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a half-tone in painting. </DL> <A NAME="halftitle"> half title,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the title of a book printed on a full page by itself just before or after the title page; bastard title. <DD> 2. the title of any part of a book, or of the whole book, printed on a page preceding or including the text to which it applies. </DL> <A NAME="halftone"> half-tone or halftone, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1a. a process in photoengraving in which gradations of tone in the original painting, drawing, or photograph are reproduced by means of a series of very small dots between fine intersecting blank lines produced by a screen placed in the camera a short distance in front of the sensitized film. <DD> b. an illustration made by this process. <DD> c. the metal plate made by this process. <DD> 2. (Fine Arts, Photography.) a tone intermediate between the extreme lights and extreme shades. <DD>adj. of or used in the process of making half-tone engravings. </DL> <A NAME="halftone"> half tone,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. =half step; semitone. <DD> 2. =half-tone. </DL> <A NAME="halftrack"> half-track or halftrack, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a type of motor vehicle having wheels in the front for steering, and caterpillar tracks at the rear for driving power, used especially in the armed forces for mounting heavy weapons and carrying troops. <DD> 2. the track at the rear of such a vehicle. <DD> 3. (Electronics.) a method of recording on magnetic tape, using two half-width tracks on a single tape and thus doubling its capacity. </DL> <A NAME="halftruth"> half-truth, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a statement, proposition, or measure, that contains some truth but is only half or partly true. Ex. That air pollution control measures forced on landlords will result in further rent increase for tenants is the type of half-truths often used to becloud the facts and confuse the public (New York Times). </DL> <A NAME="halfvolley"> half volley,<DL COMPACT><DD> a ball returned by hitting or kicking it the instant after it bounces, as in tennis, soccer, and cricket. </DL> <A NAME="halfvolley"> half-volley, transitive verb, intransitive verb, -leyed, -leying.<DL COMPACT><DD> to make a return of (a ball) the instant after it bounces; make a half volley. </DL> <A NAME="halfwave"> half wave,<DL COMPACT><DD> half of a complete wave of electricity, light, or sound. </DL> <A NAME="halfwaverectifier"> half-wave rectifier,<DL COMPACT><DD> a circuit, vacuum tube, or other electrical device that uses one alternation of an alternating current to produce a pulsating direct current. </DL> <A NAME="halfway"> halfway, adverb, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>adv. 1. half the way. Ex. The rope reached only halfway around the tree. <DD> 2. one half; to half the full extent. Ex. The morning is halfway over. The lesson is halfway finished. <DD>adj. 1. midway. Ex. a halfway house between two towns. <DD> 2. (Figurative.) not going far enough; insufficient; incomplete. Ex. Fires can not be prevented by halfway measures. expr. go (or meet) halfway, to do one's share to agree or be friendly with. Ex. What the game needs now is for Dexter and Worrell to meet each other halfway in launching the series on a vibrant note (London Times). </DL> <A HREF="halfwayh.dic">NEXT</A>