Alabama period
() A period in the American eocene, the lowest in the tertiary age except the lignitic. |
Catskill period
() The closing subdivision of the Devonian age in America. The rocks of this period are well developed in the Catskill mountains, and extend south and west under the Carboniferous formation. See the Diagram under Geology. |
Champlain period
() A subdivision of the Quaternary age immediately following the Glacial period |
Chemung period
() A subdivision in the upper part of the Devonian system in America, so named from the Chemung River, along which the rocks are well developed. It includes the Portage and Chemung groups or epochs. See the Diagram under Geology. |
Half
(a.) Consisting of a moiety, or half |
Half
(a.) Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half |
Half
(adv.) In an equal part or degree |
Half
(a.) Part |
Half
(a.) One of two equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided |
Half
(v. t.) To halve. [Obs.] See Halve. |
Half-and-half
(n.) A mixture of two malt liquors, esp. porter and ale, in about equal parts. |
Half blood
() The relation between persons born of the same father or of the same mother, but not of both |
Half blood
(n.) A person so related to another. |
Half blood
(n.) A person whose father and mother are of different races |
Half-blooded
(a.) Proceeding from a male and female of different breeds or races |
Half-blooded
(a.) Degenerate |
Half-boot
(n.) A boot with a short top covering only the ankle. See Cocker, and Congress boot, under Congress. |
Half-bound
(n.) Having only the back and corners in leather, as a book. |
Half-bred
(a.) Half-blooded. |
Half-bred
(a.) Imperfectly acquainted with the rules of good-breeding |
Half-breed
(a.) Half-blooded. |
Half-breed
(n.) A person who is blooded |
Half-brother
(n.) A brother by one parent, but not by both. |
Half-caste
(n.) One born of a European parent on the one side, and of a Hindoo or Mohammedan on the other. Also adjective |
Half-clammed
(a.) Half-filled. |
Half-cracked
(a.) Half-demented |
Half-deck
(n.) A shell of the genus Crepidula |
Half-deck
(n.) See Half deck, under Deck. |
Half-decked
(a.) Partially decked. |
Half-faced
(a.) Showing only part of the face |
Half-fish
(n.) A salmon in its fifth year of growth. |
Half-hatched
(a.) Imperfectly hatched |
Half-heard
(a.) Imperfectly or partly heard to the end. |
Half-hearted
(a.) Wanting in heart or spirit |
Half-hearted
(a.) Lacking zeal or courage |
Half-hourly
(a.) Done or happening at intervals of half an hour. |
Half-learned
(a.) Imperfectly learned. |
Half-length
(a.) Of half the whole or ordinary length, as a picture. |
Half-mast
(n.) A point some distance below the top of a mast or staff |
Half-moon
(n.) The moon at the quarters, when half its disk appears illuminated. |
Half-moon
(n.) The shape of a half-moon |
Half-moon
(n.) An outwork composed of two faces, forming a salient angle whose gorge resembles a half-moon |
Half-moon
(n.) A marine, sparoid, food fish of California (Caesiosoma Californiense). The body is ovate, blackish above, blue or gray below. Called also medialuna. |
Half-pike
(n.) A short pike, sometimes carried by officers of infantry, sometimes used in boarding ships |
Half-port
(n.) One half of a shutter made in two parts for closing a porthole. |
Half-ray
(n.) A straight line considered as drawn from a center to an indefinite distance in one direction, the complete ray being the whole line drawn to an indefinite distance in both directions. |
Half-read
(a.) Informed by insufficient reading |
Half seas over
() Half drunk. |
Half-sighted
(a.) Seeing imperfectly |
Half-sister
(n.) A sister by one parent only. |
| life | living things collectively, the oceans are teeming with life |
plant
flora
plant life | (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion |
| career life history | the general progression of your working or professional life, the general had had a distinguished career, he had a long career in the law |
way
path
way of life | a course of conduct, the path of virtue, we went our separate ways, our paths in life led us apart, genius usually follows a revolutionary path |
nightlife
night life | the activity of people seeking nighttime diversion (as at the theater, a nightclub, etc.), a futile search for intelligent nightlife, in the summer the nightlife shifts to the dance clubs |
| half gainer | a dive in which the diver throws the feet forward and up to complete a half backward somersault and enters the water facing the diving board |
| sporting life | active interest in gambling on sports events |
| nightlife night life | the entertainment available to people seeking nighttime diversion |
| half volley | a tennis return made by hitting the ball immediately after it bounces |
walk of life
walk | careers in general, it happens in all walks of life |
business life
professional life | a career in industrial or commercial or professional activities |
extravagance
prodigality
lavishness
highlife
high life | excessive spending |
| half nelson | a wrestling hold in which the holder puts an arm under the opponent's arm and exerts pressure on the back of the neck |
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
CPR
cardiac resuscitation
mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
kiss of life | an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration, the first treatment for a person who has collapsed and has no pulse and has stopped breathing, attempts to restore circulation of the blood and prevent death or brain damage due to lack of oxygen |
sexual love
lovemaking
making love
love
love life | sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people, his lovemaking disgusted her, he hadn't had any love in months, he has a very complicated love life |
reproduction
procreation
breeding
facts of life | the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring |
| life class | an art class using a live human model |
course session
class period
recitation | a regularly scheduled session as part of a course of study |
jacksnipe half snipe
Limnocryptes minima | a small short-billed Old World snipe |
buskin
combat boot
desert boot
half boot
top boot | a boot reaching halfway up to the knee |
domino half mask
eye mask | a mask covering the upper part of the face but with holes for the eyes |
Dutch door
half door | an exterior door divided in two horizontally, either half can be closed or open independently |
| half binding | book binding in which the spine and part of the sides are bound in one material and the rest in another |
| half cross stitch | a single cross stitch at a diagonal |
| half hatchet | a hatchet with a broad blade on one end and a hammer head of the other |
| half hitch | a knot used to fasten a rope temporarily to an object, usually tied double |
| half-length | a portrait showing the body from only the waist up |
| half sole | shoe sole extending from the shank to the toe |
| half track | a track that goes around only rear wheels |
| half track | a motor vehicle propelled by half tracks, frequently used by the military |
| Jaws of Life | hydraulic tool inserted into a wrecked vehicle and used to pry the wreckage apart in order to provide access to people trapped inside |
life buoy
lifesaver
life belt
life ring | a life preserver in the form of a ring of buoyant material |
life jacket
life vest
cork jacket | life preserver consisting of a sleeveless jacket of buoyant or inflatable design |
| life mask | a cast taken from the face of a living person |
| life office | life assurance office |
life preserver
preserver
flotation device | rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning |
life raft
Carling float | a raft to use if a ship must be abandoned in an emergency |
life-support system
life support | medical equipment that assists or replaces important bodily functions and so enables a patient to live who otherwise might not survive, the patient is on life support |
| life-support system life support | equipment that makes life possible in otherwise deadly environmental conditions, the astronauts relied on their life-support systems |
| period piece | any work of art whose special value lies in its evocation of a historical period |
petticoat
half-slip
underskirt | undergarment worn under a skirt |
safety belt
life belt safety harness | belt attaching you to some object as a restraint in order to prevent you from getting hurt |
| still life | a painting of inanimate objects such as fruit or flowers |
liveliness
life spirit sprightliness | animation and energy in action or expression, it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it |
life style
life-style
lifestyle
modus vivendi | a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes |
| half-intensity | half the maximum intensity |
| right to life | the right to live |
| life form | the characteristic bodily form of a mature organism |
half-moon
lunula
lunule | the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail |
fantasy life
phantasy life | an imaginary life lived in a fantasy world |