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- English Word Halfbeak Definition Any slender, marine fish of the genus Hemirhamphus, having the upper jaw much shorter than the lower; -- called also balahoo.
- English Word Halfcock Definition To set the cock of (a firearm) at the first notch.
- English Word Halfcocked Definition of Halfcock
- English Word Halfcocking Definition of Halfcock
- English Word Halfen Definition Wanting half its due qualities.
- English Word Halfendeal Definition Half; by the part.
- English Word Halfendeal Definition A half part.
- English Word Halfer Definition One who possesses or gives half only; one who shares.
- English Word Halfer Definition A male fallow deer gelded.
- English Word Halfness Definition The quality of being half; incompleteness.
- English Word Halfpace Definition A platform of a staircase where the stair turns back in exactly the reverse direction of the lower flight. See Quarterpace.
- English Word Halfway Definition In the middle; at half the distance; imperfectly; partially; as, he halfway yielded.
- English Word Halfway Definition Equally distant from the extremes; situated at an intermediate point; midway.
- English Word Halibut Definition A large, northern, marine flatfish (Hippoglossus vulgaris), of the family Pleuronectidae. It often grows very large, weighing more than three hundred pounds. It is an important food fish.
- English Word Halichondriae Definition An order of sponges, having simple siliceous spicules and keratose fibers; -- called also Keratosilicoidea.
- English Word Halicore Definition Same as Dugong.
- English Word Halidom Definition Holiness; sanctity; sacred oath; sacred things; sanctuary; -- used chiefly in oaths.
- English Word Halidom Definition Holy doom; the Last Day.
- English Word Halieutics Definition A treatise upon fish or the art of fishing; ichthyology.
- English Word Haling Definition of Hale