Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Halbeath A suburban village east of Dunfermline, Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT1288). halberd A two-handed pole weapon, consisting of a long pole with an axe-like blade mounted on it (at a right angle like an axe, not on the tip like a spear), and (opposite the blade) typically a spike or hook. halberded Armed with a halberd. halberdier A soldier armed with a halberd. halberdman A man armed with a halberd. Halberg A surname. Halberstadt A town, the administrative seat of Harz district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Halberstam A surname. halbert A surname. Halberton A village and civil parish in Mid Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref ST0012). Halbfinger A surname. Halbi An Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra states of India. Halbrook A surname. Halbrooks A surname. Halbur A surname. halcampid Any sea anemone in the family Halcampidae. halcampoid Any sea anemone of the genus Halcampoides Halchidhoma An Indian tribe now living mostly on the Salt River reservation, but formerly native to the area along the lower Colorado River in California and Arizona. halcinonide A particular therapeutic glucocorticoid. Halcion Brand name for triazolam. Halcomb A surname. Halcrow A surname. halcyon A kingfisher whose nesting by the sea was said, in classical mythology, to cause the Gods to restrain the wind and waves. halcyonian halcyon; calm halcyonid A tree kingfisher in the family Halcyonidae. Haldane A surname from Old Norse. Haldanite A member of a group of open-table Baptists who seceded from the Church of Scotland in the late 18th century. Haldeman A surname. Haldenwang A surname from German. Halder A surname. Halderberge A municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands. Halderman A surname. haldi Synonym of turmeric. Haldimand A surname. haldol Haloperidol. Haldon A ridge of high ground in Devon, England, between the rivers Exe and Teign. hale Sound, entire, healthy; robust, not impaired. Haleakala A large shield volcano in eastern Maui, Hawaii, USA. Halebank A village and civil parish on the north bank of the Mersey in Halton borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4884). Halebian A surname from Armenian. halechiniscid Any tardigrade in the family Halechiniscidae. haleciid Any hydroid in the family Haleciidae halecomorph Any (mostly extinct) fish of the clade Halecomorphi halecostome Any fish of the clade Halecostomi, including bowfins and most ray-finned fishes. halecret A kind of light armour protecting the bust, used in the 16th century, usually thought to have been a corselet or light cuirass. Haledon A borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. haleem A stew-like dish traditionally consisting of wheat, mutton, spices, and other ingredients, popular in the Middle East, Central Asia, and the Indian subcontinent. Haleigh A female given name, variant of Haley. Haleiwa One of the largest towns in the North Shore area of Honolulu County, Hawaii. Halekulani A locality in the Central Coast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia. Halen A village in Halen, Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium. haleness The state or quality of being hale. hales A topographic surname from Old English. halesia Any of the genus Halesia of American shrubs with white flowers. Halesite A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Huntington, Suffolk County, New York, United States. halesome wholesome, healthy Halesowen A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England; previously in Worcestershire and historically an exclave of Shropshire (OS grid ref SO9683). Halesworth A market town and civil parish with a town council in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in Waveney district (OS grid ref TM3877). halevay if only, I wish, I hope Halewood A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ4485). Haley A surname from Old English, variant of Hayley, a common spelling variant of Hayley. half One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided. halfa Synonym of esparto (“North African grass”). Halfacre A surname. halfalogue half of a telephone conversation, overheard by a listener at one end halfback Any of various positions on the field of play between the forwards and the fullbacks. halfbeak Any slender, marine fish of the family Hemiramphidae, having the upper jaw much shorter than the lower, the balahoos or ballyhoos. halfcock The position when the cock of a gun is at the first notch. halfcourt The middle of the court, at and near the center line halfdead Halfway dead; only partially alive. halfdeck The portion of the deck next below the spar deck which is between the mainmast and the cabin. halfdressed Wearing few articles of clothing; scantily clad. halfendeal A half. halfer With regard to the Sleeping Beauty problem: one who argues that the probability of heads is 1/2. Halferty A surname from Irish. halfgod A demigod. halfhazard Eggcorn of haphazard. halfhearted Lacking full energy, effort, commitment, or resolve. halfheartedly With little enthusiasm or interest. halfheartedness The characteristic of being halfhearted. halfhelm A simple skullcap or cervelliere which protects only the top of the head, in contrast to a greathelm or other helmet that would protect the whole head. Halfhill A surname. halfie A person of mixed-race ancestry. halfling A fictional small humanoid creature featuring in fantasy fiction; a hobbit. halfly Half. Halfmann A surname from German. halfmaximal That produces half of the maximum response halfmens Pachypodium namaquanum, a Southern African succulent plant in the dogbane family. halfmer Either half of an approximately symmetrical polymer. halfmonth A period of time equal to half a month. halfmoon Any of certain fish in the subfamily Scorpidinae, such as halfness The quality of being half; incompleteness. Halfon A surname. Halford A hamlet in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO435833). halfpace A platform of a staircase where the stair turns back in exactly the reverse direction of the lower flight. halfpence A halfpenny. halfpenny A discontinued English (later British) coin worth half of one penny (old or new). halfpennyworth As much as could be bought for a halfpenny (pre- or post-decimalisation). halfplanar Relating to half-planes. halfrican Biracial, of one black parent and one of another race. halfro An afro hairstyle that only covers half the head or is otherwise of below average size. halfsie One whose membership in a group is only through one parent or through a partial commitment. halfsies The condition of splitting something in half in order to share it. halfsleep State between being awake and being asleep; light sleep. halfsmoked Halfway consumed through prior use. halfspace Either of the two parts of a three-dimensional object cut by a two-dimensional plane halfsphere hemisphere halfth The ordinal form of half; ½; 50%; .5. halftime The halftime show, the primary light entertainment of a game, after the second quarter, when players can physically recover, coaches can give players a pep talk, bets can be doubled, etc. halftone Synonym of semitone, half the interval between two notes on a scale. halftop A laptop computer lacking or missing a screen. halfwave half (especially the positive half) of a sine wave halfway Half of the way between two points. halfways Half of the way between two points; midway. Halfweg A village in Haarlemmermeer municipality, North Holland, Netherlands, halfway between Amsterdam and Haarlem. halfwidth Of a text character, occupying the space of half of a fullwidth character, or one "normal" text column. halfwise Partly wise; having limited wisdom. halfwit Someone lacking in intelligence. halfwittedness The quality of being halfwitted. halfwittery halfwittedness halfword An area of storage one half the size of the word in a particular system; usually two bytes Haliburton A surname. halibut A large flatfish of the genus Hippoglossus, which sometimes leaves the ocean floor and swims vertically. halibuter A fishing boat used for catching halibut. Halicarnassan Synonym of Halicarnassian Halicarnassian Of, from or relating to Halicarnassus Halicarnassus An ancient Greek city on the southwest coast of Caria, Anatolia, in modern-day Turkey. halichondramide A macrolide isolated from marine sponges, particularly Chondrosia corticata. halichondrid Any member of the order Halichondrida of marine demosponges. halichondriid Any sponge in the family Halichondriidae. halichondrin Any of a family of macrocyclic polyethers initially isolated from sponges of the genus Halichondria halicin The heterocycle 5-[(5-nitro-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)sulfanyl]-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-amine haliclonadiamine An antimicrobial alkaloid found in marine sponges of the genus Haliclona halicore The dugong. halictid Any member of the family Halictidae, many of which are known as sweat bees. halictine Any bee of the subfamily Halictinae halictophagid Any strepsipteran insect in the family Halictophagidae. halid Any spider in the now obsolete family Halidae, which since 2006 is considered part of the family Pisauridae. halide Any salt of any halogen acid (such as hydrochloric acid, hydrofluoric acid, or hydroiodic acid). halided Containing, or treated with, a halide. halidohydrolase An enzyme that hydrolyzes haloacids halidom Holiness; sanctity; sacred honour. halier The former coin of Slovakia, 100 haliers equal a koruna. halieutic Of or pertaining to fishing. halieutical Synonym of halieutic. halieutically In terms of fishing. halieutics A treatise upon fish or the art of fishing, especially in Ancient Rome. Haliey A female given name, variant of Hailey. Halifax An industrial town in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England, 20km south-west of Leeds (OS grid ref SE0925). Halifaxian A native or inhabitant of Halifax.