tres-quince

Phonetic: "/hɑːf/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.

Example: I ate the slightly smaller half of the apple.

Definition: Half of a standard measure; frequently used for half a pint of beer or cider.

Definition: (preceded by “a” or a number) The fraction obtained by dividing 1 by 2.

Example: Three-quarters minus a quarter is a half.

Definition: Part; side; behalf.

Definition: Any of the three terms at Eton College, for Michaelmas, Lent, and summer.

Definition: A half sibling.

Definition: A child ticket.

Phonetic: "/hɑːf/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To halve.

Phonetic: "/hɑːf/"

Part Of Speech: adjective

Definition: Consisting of a half (1/2, 50%).

Example: a half bushel; a half hour; a half dollar; a half view

Definition: Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half; approximately a half, whether more or less; partial; imperfect.

Example: a half dream; half knowledge

Definition: (of a sibling) Having one parent (rather than two) in common.

Definition: (rare, of a relative other than a sibling) Related through one common grandparent or ancestor rather than two.

Phonetic: "/hɑːf/"

Part Of Speech: adverb

Definition: In two equal parts or to an equal degree.

Definition: In some part approximating a half.

Definition: Partially; imperfectly.

Example: He does sometimes half wish to change his life, but it is too difficult.

Phonetic: "/hɑːf/"

Part Of Speech: preposition

Definition: A half-hour after, thirty minutes after (used with the number of the hour).

Example: half one

Phonetic: "/dɹʌŋk/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To consume (a liquid) through the mouth.

Example: He drank the water I gave him.

Definition: (metonymic) To consume the liquid contained within (a bottle, glass, etc.).

Example: Jack drank the whole bottle by himself.

Definition: To consume alcoholic beverages.

Example: Everyone who is drinking is drinking, but not everyone who is drinking is drinking.

Definition: To take in (a liquid), in any manner; to suck up; to absorb; to imbibe.

Definition: To take in; to receive within one, through the senses; to inhale; to hear; to see.

Definition: To smoke, as tobacco.

Phonetic: "/dɹʌŋk/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: One who is intoxicated with alcohol.

Definition: A habitual drinker, especially one who is frequently intoxicated.

Definition: A drinking-bout; a period of drunkenness.

Definition: A drunken state.

Phonetic: "/dɹʌŋk/"

Part Of Speech: adjective

Definition: Intoxicated as a result of excessive alcohol consumption, usually by drinking alcoholic beverages.

Definition: Habitually or frequently in a state of intoxication.

Definition: (usually followed by with or on) Elated or emboldened.

Example: Drunk with power he immediately ordered a management reshuffle.

Definition: Drenched or saturated with moisture or liquid.