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1: Talmudic literature that deals with law and with the interpretation of the laws on the Hebrew Scriptures [syn: {Halakah}, {Halacha}]

1: Talmudic literature that deals with law and with the interpretation of the laws on the Hebrew Scriptures [syn: {Halaka}, {Halacha}]

1: proper or legitimate; "the fund earns halal profits in full compliance with the Shari'a" 2: conforming to dietary laws; "halal meat"; "a halal kitchen" n : (Islam) meat from animals that have been ...

1: a pike fitted with an ax head

1: a guard who carries a halberd (as a symbol of his duty)

1: a member of a North American Indian people of the Colorado river valley near the mouth of the Gila river; allied to the Maricopa

1: a form of benzodiazepine (trade name Halcion) frequently prescribed as a sleeping pill; usually given to people who have trouble falling asleep [syn: {triazolam}]

1: idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity; "a halcyon atmosphere" 2: marked by peace and prosperity; "a golden era"; "the halcyon days of the clipper trade" [syn: {golden}, {pros...

1: Scottish geneticist (son of John Haldane) who contributed to the development of population genetics; a popularizer of science and a Marxist (1892-1964) [syn: {J. B. S. Haldane}, {John Burdon Sander...

1: ground snakes [syn: {genus Haldea}]

1: in some classifications placed in genus Haldea; small reddish-gray snake of eastern North America [syn: {eastern ground snake}, {Potamophis striatula}]

1: tranquilizer (trade name Haldol) used to treat some psychotic disorders and Tourette's syndrome [syn: {haloperidol}]

1: exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health; "hale and hearty"; "whole in mind and body"; "a whole person again" [syn: {whole}] n 1: a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy ...

1: a national park in Hawaii including a dormant volcano

1: a state of robust good health [syn: {wholeness}]

1: genus of herbs of Eurasia and the Americas: spurred gentians [syn: {genus Halenia}]

1: 100 halers equal 1 koruna [syn: {heller}] 2: 100 halers equal 1 koruna [syn: {heller}] [also: {haleru} (pl)]

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1: deciduous small trees or shrubs of China and eastern North America [syn: {genus Halesia}]

1: medium-sized tree of West Virginia to Florida and Texas [syn: {silver-bell tree}, {silverbell tree}, {snowdrop tree}, {opossum wood}, {Halesia tetraptera}]

1: medium-sized tree of West Virginia to Florida and Texas [syn: {silver-bell tree}, {silverbell tree}, {snowdrop tree}, {opossum wood}, {Halesia carolina}]

1: French operatic composer (1799-1862) [syn: {Fromental Halevy}, {Jacques Francois Fromental Elie Halevy}]

1: United States rock singer who was one of the first to popularize rock'n'roll music (1925-1981) [syn: {Bill Haley}, {William John Clifton Haley Jr.}] 2: United States writer and Afro-American who wr...

1: consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity; "a half chicken"; "lasted a half hour" [syn: {half(a)}] 2: partial; "gave me a half smile"; "he did only a half job" [syn: {half(a)}]...

1: denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units [syn: {six}, {6}, {vi}, {half dozen}] n : the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one [syn: {six}, {6}, {VI}, {sixer}, {sise}, {Captain ...

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

1: on of siblings who have only one parent in common

1: a boot reaching halfway up to the knee [syn: {buskin}, {chukka boot}, {combat boot}, {desert boot}, {top boot}]

1: a single cross stitch at a diagonal

1: an English coin worth half a crown

1: a United States coin worth half of a dollar [syn: {fifty-cent piece}]

1: an exterior door divided in two horizontally; either half can be closed or open independently [syn: {Dutch door}]

1: denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units [syn: {six}, {6}, {vi}, {half a dozen}]

1: a former gold coin in United States worth 5 dollars

1: a dive in which the diver throws the feet forward and up to complete a half backward somersault and enters the water facing the diving board

1: a hatchet with a broad blade on one end and a hammer head of the other

1: a knot used to fasten a rope temporarily to an object; usually tied double

1: 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) [syn: {half-life}]

1: a mask covering the upper part of the face but with holes for the eyes [syn: {domino}, {eye mask}]

1: a unit of length equal to half of 1 mile [syn: {880 yards}]

1: a wrestling hold in which the holder puts an arm under the opponent's arm and exerts press on the back of the neck

1: a musical note having the time value of half a whole note [syn: {minim}]

1: something that covers (the top or bottom) half of a page

1: a musical rest having the time value of half a whole rest or equal in duration to two beats in common time

1: a sister who has only one parent in common with you [syn: {stepsister}]

1: a small short-billed Old World snipe [syn: {jacksnipe}, {Limnocryptes minima}]

1: shoe sole extending from the shank to the toe

1: the musical interval between adjacent keys on a keyboard instrument [syn: {semitone}]

1: a first page of some books displaying only the title of the book [syn: {bastard title}]

1: a motor vehicle propelled by half tracks; frequently used by the military 2: a track that goes around only rear wheels

1: a tennis return made by hitting the ball immediately after it bounces

1: in equal parts; "a half-and-half mixture" n : half milk and half light cream; contains 10% to 18% butterfat adv : in equal parts; "it was divided half-and-half"

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

1: foolish; totally unsound; "an impractical solution"; "a crazy scheme"; "half-baked ideas"; "a screwball proposal without a prayer of working" [syn: {crazy}, {screwball}, {softheaded}] 2: insufficie...

1: (of animals) having only one purebred parent [syn: {half-bred}, {half-breed}]

1: (of books) having the back bound in one material and the sides in another

1: (of animals) having only one purebred parent [syn: {half-blooded}, {half-breed}]

1: (of animals) having only one purebred parent [syn: {half-blooded}, {half-bred}] n : half-caste offspring of parents of different races (especially of white and Indian parents) [syn: {breed}]

1: a son of your stepparent by a former marriage [syn: {stepbrother}]

1: offspring of parents of different races or cultures