half

either of two equal parts that compose something also, a part approximately equal to one of these.

The first known use: before the 12th century

Word Structure

4 Letters, 1 Syllable

half


3 Phonemes

h a f


onset, rime

h alf


Morpheme

half


Local Voices

Italy

Sentence Examples

She broke each cookie into halves .

โ€œWhich half do you want?โ€ โ€œI'll take the smaller half.

The team fell behind in the first half but rallied in the second half to win the game.

Common Phrases

half moon

half hour

half mast

Neighborhoods

Rhymes

calf

laugh

Onset Friends

he

his

her

had

have

him

how

here

house




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