half
adj 1: consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or
quantity; "a half chicken"; "lasted a half hour" [syn:
{half(a)}]
2: partial; "gave me a half smile"; "he did only a half job"
[syn: {half(a)}]
3: (of siblings) related through one parent only; "a half
brother"; "half sister" [ant: {whole}]
n 1: one of two equal parts of a divisible whole; "half a loaf"
or "half an hour" or "a century and one half" [syn: {one-half}]
2: in various games or performances: either of two periods of
play separated by an interval
adv : partially or to the extent of a half; "he was half hidden by
the bushes"