halves
halves is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.pl. of Half. By halves, by one half at once; halfway; fragmentarily; partially; incompletely. I can not believe by halves; either I have faith, or I have it not. J. H. Newman. To go halves. See under Go.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- addle
- alone
- anvil
- arrear
- battle
- break
- caret
- collapse
- complete
- crude
- defalcation
- default
- defect
- defective
- deficiency
- deficient
- deficit
- discontinuity
- down
- drawn
- drop
- failing
- fall
- fire
- forget
- game
- gap
- going
- half
- hand
- hang
- hole
- hollow
- immaturity
- imperfect
- imperfection
- incomplete
- incompletely
- incompleteness
- inexecution
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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