haldea

ground snakes ;

haldea striatula

in some classifications placed in genus Haldea; small reddish-grey snake of eastern North America ;

haldol

tranquilizer (trade name Haldol) used to treat some psychotic disorders and Tourette's syndrome ;

hale

prolific United States writer (1822-1909) ; United States astronomer who discovered that sunspots are associated with strong magnetic fields (1868-1938) ; a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776) ;

haleakala national park

a national park in Hawaii including a dormant volcano ;

haleness

a state of robust good health ;

halenia

genus of herbs of Eurasia and the Americas: spurred gentians ;

haler

100 halers equal 1 koruna in Czech Republic ; 100 halers equal 1 koruna Slovakia ;

halesia

deciduous small trees or shrubs of China and eastern North America ;

halesia carolina

medium-sized tree of West Virginia to Florida and Texas ;

halesia tetraptera

medium-sized tree of West Virginia to Florida and Texas ;

halevy

French operatic composer (1799-1862) ;

haley

United States writer and Afro-American who wrote a fictionalized account of tracing his family roots back to Africa (1921-1992) ; United States rock singer who was one of the first to popularize rock'n'roll music (1925-1981) ;

half

one of two equal parts of a divisible whole; "half a loaf"; "half an hour"; "a century and one half" ; in various games or performances: either of two periods of play separated by an interval ;

half-and-half

half milk and half light cream; contains 10% to 18% butterfat ;

half-and-half dressing

half mayonnaise and half vinaigrette seasoned with minced garlic and mashed anchovies and grated Parmesan cheese; especially good for combination salads ;

half-breed

half-caste offspring of parents of different races (especially of white and American Indian parents) ;

half-brother

a son of your stepparent by a former marriage ;

half-caste

offspring of parents of different races or cultures ;

half-century

a period of 50 years ;

half-cock

confusion resulting from lack of preparation ;

half-free morel

a morel with the ridged and pitted fertile portion attached to the stipe for about half its length ;

half-holiday

a day on which half is free from work or duty ;

half-hour

a half of an hour ;

half-intensity

half the maximum intensity ;

half-length

a portrait showing the body from only the waist up ;

half-life

the time required for something to fall to half its initial value (in particular, the time for half the atoms in a radioactive substance to disintegrate) ;

half-light

a greyish light (as at dawn or dusk or in dim interiors) ;

half-mast

a position some distance below the top of the mast to which a flag is lowered in mourning or to signal distress ;

half-moon

the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail ; the time at which the moon is at first or last quarter when half its face is illuminated ;

half-pay

reduced wage paid to someone who is not working full time ;

half-pint

disparaging terms for small people ;

half-relief

a sculptural relief between low relief and high relief ;

half-sister

a sister who has only one parent in common with you ;

half-slip

undergarment worn under a skirt ;

half-term

a short vacation about halfway through a school term; "he came to visit at half-term" ;

half-truth

a partially true statement intended to deceive or mislead ;

half-wit

a stupid incompetent person ; a person of subnormal intelligence ;

half a dozen

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one ;

half binding

book binding in which the spine and part of the sides are bound in one material and the rest in another ;