| Noun | 1. | half - one of two equal parts of a divisible whole; "half a loaf"; "half an hour"; "a century and one half" | |
| 2. | half - in various games or performances: either of two periods of play separated by an intervalfootball, football game - any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal basketball, basketball game, hoops - a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the basketball through an elevated horizontal hoop | |
| Adj. | 1. | half - consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity; "a half chicken"; "lasted a half hour"fractional - constituting or comprising a part or fraction of a possible whole or entirety; "a fractional share of the vote"; "a partial dose" | |
| 2. | half - partial; "gave me a half smile"; "he did only a half job"incomplete, uncomplete - not complete or total; not completed; "an incomplete account of his life"; "political consequences of incomplete military success"; "an incomplete forward pass" | |
| 3. | half - (of siblings) related through one parent only; "a half brother"; "half sister"whole - (of siblings) having the same parents; "whole brothers and sisters" | |
| Adv. | 1. | half - partially or to the extent of a half; "he was half hidden by the bushes" | |