English Words Starting With H

• half-blue

  nounC2
  /ˌhɑːf ˈbluː/A status at the University of Cambridge, UK, awarded to a student who has represented the university in a sport at a level below that required for a full 'Blue'.
• half-boot

  nounLow
  /ˈhɑːf buːt/A boot that reaches about halfway up the calf, between an ankle boot and a full-length boot.
• half-bottle

  nounLow
  /ˌhɑːf ˈbɒt.əl/A bottle containing half the standard or usual volume of liquid.
• half-breadth plan

  nounC2/Professional
  /ˌhɑːf ˈbredθ plæn/A technical naval architecture drawing showing the shape of one side of a ship's hull from the centerline outward, typically at various waterlines or frame stations.
• half-breed

  adjectivenounLow
  /ˈhɑːf briːd/A person of mixed racial or ethnic parentage, typically with one white parent and one parent of another race.
• half-bushel

  nounLow/Very Rare
  /ˌhɑːf ˈbʊʃ(ə)l/A unit of dry measure equal to half of a bushel, or four pecks (US)/eight gallons (UK historical).
• half-butt

  nounLow
  /ˌhɑːf ˈbʌt/An unfinished, incomplete, or inadequately performed task or effort; something done halfway or poorly.
• half-caste

  adjectivenounC2
  /ˌhɑːf ˈkɑːst/A dated and offensive term for a person whose parents are of different races or ethnicities, especially of European and another background.
• half-cell

  nounC2
  /ˌhɑːf ˈsɛl/One of the two separate electrochemical components (electrode immersed in electrolyte) that, when connected to another half-cell, forms a complete electrochemical cell where oxidation or reduction occurs.
• half-century

  nounMedium
  /ˌhɑːf ˈsɛn.tʃər.i/A period of fifty years.
• half-circle

  nounmedium
  /ˈhɑːf ˌsɜːkl/A shape or figure that is half of a circle, forming a 180-degree arc.
• half-cock

  nounLow
  /ˌhɑːf ˈkɒk/The position of a gun's hammer when it is partially raised and not fully ready to fire.
• half-crown

  nounC2
  /ˌhɑːf ˈkraʊn/A former British coin, equal to two shillings and sixpence, or one-eighth of a pound sterling.
• half-cup

  nounLow
  /ˌhɑːf ˈkʌp/A specific measurement equal to one half of a standard measuring cup (approximately 118 millilitres).
• half-day

  nounB1
  /ˌhɑːf ˈdeɪ/A period of time lasting half a normal working or school day.
• half-dollar

  nounB2
  /ˌhɑːf ˈdɒl.ər/A coin of the United States or Canada worth fifty cents.
• half-dozen

  adjectivedeterminernounB2
  /ˌhɑːf ˈdʌz.ən/A group or quantity of six.
• half-forward

  nounLow
  /ˌhɑːf ˈfɔːwəd/A player in certain team sports (especially Australian rules football, Gaelic football, hurling) positioned between the midfield and the forward line, responsible for both attacking and defensive duties.
• half-gallon

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˌhɑːf ˈɡælən/A unit of liquid capacity equal to half of a US gallon (approximately 1.89 liters).
• half-glasses

  nounLow
  /ˌhɑːf ˈɡlɑːsɪz/Eyeglasses with lenses only in the lower half of the frame, used for reading or close work while allowing the wearer to look up over them.

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