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providing of a bed and either the midday meal or the evening meal as well as breakfast $\rightarrow$ compare FULL BOARD
**half-breed** $n, a d j$ *taboo* (a person) with parents of different races, especially with one white parent and one Native American parent
**half-,brother** $n$ a brother related through one parent only
**half-caste** $n, a d j$ *taboo* (a person) with parents of different races
**half 'cock** $n$ **go off (at) half cock** (especially of a planned event) to fail to satisfy expected standards because of poor preparation, bad luck etc
**half 'crown** $n$ HALF A CROWN
**half-'hearted** /!!'. ,../ *adj* (of a person or action) showing little effort and no real interest: *The children made a half-hearted attempt to tidy their room.* **---ly** *adv* **---ness** $n$ [U]
**half-'holiday** *BrE* || **'half-day** *AmE* --- $n$ half a day which is free from school, studies etc
**half-'length** *adj* for or of the upper half of a person: *a half-length portrait/coat*
**half-life** $n$ the time it takes for half the atoms in a RADIOACTIVE substance to decay
**half-light** $n$ [(the) U] a dull greyish light like the light at sunset or in a badly-lit room
**half-'mast** $n$ [U] **1** a point near the middle of a flagpole where the flag flies as a sign of sorrow, especially when an important political leader has died: *All the flags were at half-mast when the king died.* **2 (at) half-mast** *humor, especially BrE* (of full-length trousers) too short, so that the ankles can be seen
**half ,measures** $n$ [P] actions or methods that are not firm or effective enough to deal with a difficult situation: *If we want to stop drug addiction it's no use trying half measures.*
**half 'moon** $n$ **1** the shape of the moon seen when half the side facing the Earth is showing **2** something of this shape $\rightarrow$ compare FULL MOON, NEW MOON
**half 'Nelson** $n$ [C] a way of holding your opponent's arm behind their back in the sport of WRESTLING
**half note** $n$ *AmE* for MINIM
**Hal-fords** /'hælfədz||-fərdz/ *trademark* a chain of British stores that sell articles for cars and bicycles
**half-pence** /'heıpəns/ $n$ [P] **1** *pl. of* HALFPENNY 1,2 **2** a small amount of money: *It only costs a few halfpence.* $\rightarrow$ see also THREE-HALFPENCE
**half·penny** /'heıpni/ $n$ *pl.* **halfpennies** or **halfpence 1** (in Britain in the past) a very small BRONZE coin, two of which made a PENNY; $\text{\textfractionsolidus}p$ **2 not have two halfpennies to rub together** *BrE infml* to be very poor
**half-penny-worth** /'heıpniwə$\theta$, ,ha:f'penə$\theta$||'hepəniwз:r$\theta$/ *also* **hap'orth** $n$ *pl.* **halfpenny-worth** [(of)] *old-fash BrE* **1** [C] an amount of something bought for a HALFPENNY: *three halfpennyworth of sweets* **2** [S] a small amount: *If he had a halfpennyworth of sense, he'd accept their offer.*
**half-pint** $n$ **1** a measure for liquids that is half of a PINT: *The recipe requires a half-pint of milk.* **2** *infml* a short or small person, especially one who is considered unimportant: *A half-pint like your little brother won't be of any use in our team.*
**half pipe, half-pipe** /'ha:fpaıp||'hæf-/ $n$ [C] **1** a CONCRETE structure which has a rounded bottom and sides and is used for SKATEBOARDING **2** a structure which has a rounded bottom and sides, is made from snow, and is used for SNOWBOARDING
**half-,sister** $n$ a sister related through one parent only
**half 'term** $n$ [U] (in Britain) a short holiday in the middle of a school TERM
**half-'timbered** *adj* of an old style of house building with the wood of the frame showing in the walls, especially the outer walls
**half 'time** /!!'. ./ $n$ [U] the short period of rest between two parts of a game, such as a football match: *The referee blew his whistle for half time. | They were leading by two goals at half time.* $\rightarrow$ see also FULL TIME
**half-tone** /'ha:ftəʊn || 'hæftoʊn/ $n$ **1** [C;U] (the method of printing) a picture made from a black-and-white photograph, with varying shades shown by dots **2** [C] *also* **half step** --- *AmE* for SEMITONE
**'half-truth** $n$ *derog or euph* a statement that is only partly true or is nearly a lie: *His replies were full of evasions and half-truths.*
**,half 'volley** $n$ **1** (especially in tennis) a stroke in which the ball is hit just after it BOUNCES **2** (in cricket) a ball that can easily be hit by the BATSMAN as it bounces
**half-way** /,ha:f'weı || ,hæf-/ *adj, adv* **1** at the middle point between two things: *The runners reached the halfway mark in the race after 49 seconds. | [+ adv/prep] Oxford is halfway between London and Stratford-on-Avon. | I was halfway to the office when I realized I'd forgotten my briefcase. | She'd got halfway through the book by lunchtime.* **2** by a small or incomplete amount: *These government measures only go halfway towards solving the problem.* $\rightarrow$ see also meet someone halfway (MEET$^{1}$)
**,halfway 'house** $n$ **1** [S(between)] something that is halfway between two other things, and loses some of the qualities of both: *It's not really a history and it's not really a guidebook --- it's a sort of halfway house.* **2** [C] a home for former prisoners, people who have a mental illness etc who can stay for a limited time to get used to life outside prison, hospital etc
**'half-wit** $n$ *derog* a weak-minded or stupid person **---,half 'witted** *adj* **---,half 'wittedly** *adv*
**hal·i·but** /'hælıbət/ $n$ *pl.* **-but** or **-buts** a very large flat sea fish used as food
**Hal·i·fax, the** /'hælıfæks/ *trademark* one of the main British banks. Before it became a bank in 1996, the Halifax was the largest BUILDING SOCIETY in the UK.
**hal·i·to·sis** /,hælı'təʊsıs/ $n$ [U] a condition in which the breath from the mouth smells bad; a more formal word for bad breath
**hall** /hɔ:l/ $n$ **1** *also* **hallway** *especially AmE* --- the passage just inside the entrance of a house, from which the other rooms and usually the stairs are reached: *Hang your coat up in the hall.* **2** *also* **hallway** *AmE* a CORRIDOR in a house or other building **3** a large room in which meetings, dances etc, can be held $\rightarrow$ see also CITY HALL, TOWN HALL **4** (in a college or university) **a)** *especially BrE* the room where all the members eat together: *to dine in hall* **b)** **HALL OF RESIDENCE**: *Do you live in hall or in lodgings?* $\rightarrow$ see also MUSIC HALL
**Hal·lé, Sir Charles** /'hælı/ (1819-95) a German PIANIST AND CONDUCTOR who came to live in the UK and started the Hallé Orchestra in Manchester in 1857
**hal·le·lu·ja** /,hælı'lu:jə/ *also* **alleluia** *interj, n* (a song, shout etc that is an expression of) praise, joy, and thanks to God
**,Hallelujah 'Chorus, the** a part of HANDEL's *Messiah*, which is sung by a large group of people. The Hallelujah Chorus is often performed at Christmas, and people sometimes sing the first line of it in a humorous way to show that they are very happy.
**Hal·ley's com·et** /,hælız 'kɒmıt, ,heıl-||- 'ka:-/ a COMET (=an object in space like a bright ball with a long tail) that moves around the Sun and passes close to the Earth every 76 years. It was named after the English ASTRONOMER Edmund Halley (1656-1742), and it last appeared close to the Earth in 1986.
**hal·liard** /'hæljəd||-jərd/ $n$ a HALYARD
**Hal·li·well, Ger·i** /'hælıwel, 'dʒeri/ (1972-) a British POP SINGER and former member of the SPICE GIRLS. When she was in the group, she was known as Ginger Spice because she had red hair. After the Spice Girls stopped working together, she began recording songs on her own. They include *It's Raining Men* and *Don't Call Me Baby*.
**hall·mark$^{1}$** /'hɔ:lma:k||-ma:rk/ $n$ **1** a mark made on objects of precious metal to prove that they are silver or gold **2** [(of)] a particular quality, way of behaving etc that is very typical of a certain person or thing: *Clear expression is the hallmark of good writing. | This fascination with small details is one of the hallmarks of her painting.*
**hallmark$^{2}$** $v$ [T] to mark with a hallmark: *hallmarked silver*