| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| halfbeak | noun | Any slender, marine fish of the genus Hemirhamphus, having the upper jaw much shorter than the lower; — called also balahoo. |
| halfcock | verb t. | To set the cock of (a firearm) at the first notch. |
| halfness | noun | The quality of being half; incompleteness. |
| halfpace | noun | A platform of a staircase where the stair turns back in exactly the reverse direction of the lower flight. See Quarterpace. |
| half-ray | noun | 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-wit | noun | A foolish; a dolt; a blockhead; a dunce. |