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  • 31half-moon — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms half moon : singular half moon plural half moons 1) the moon when you can see only half of it 2) something in the shape of a half moon …

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  • 32Half blood — Blood Blood (bl[u^]d), n. [OE. blod, blood, AS. bl[=o]d; akin to D. bloed, OHG. bluot, G. blut, Goth. bl[=o][thorn], Icel. bl[=o][eth], Sw. & Dan. blod; prob. fr. the same root as E. blow to bloom. See {Blow} to bloom.] 1. The fluid which… …

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  • 33half crown — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms half crown : singular half crown plural half crowns a coin from a money system used in the past in the UK and some other countries. There were eight half crowns in a pound …

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  • 34half dollar — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms half dollar : singular half dollar plural half dollars a coin worth one half of a dollar in the US or Canada …

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  • 35half-life — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms half life : singular half life plural half lives physics the amount of time that is needed for a substance to lose one half of its radioactivity …

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  • 36Half a Sixpence (film) — The music and lyrics are by David Heneker. Set in Edwardian England, the plot centers on Arthur Kipps, a draper s assistant who falls in love with a chambermaid named Ann. In quick succession, he comes into a fortune, nearly marries a wealthy… …

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  • 37half brother — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms half brother : singular half brother plural half brothers a brother who has either the same mother or the same father as you …

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  • 38half note — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms half note : singular half note plural half notes music American a minim …

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  • 39half pipe — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms half pipe : singular half pipe plural half pipes a smooth open surface that is shaped like a U and made of concrete or snow that people use in skateboarding, rollerblading, or snowboarding …

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  • 40half sister — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms half sister : singular half sister plural half sisters a sister who has either the same mother or the same father as you …

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