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halves

[ havz, hahvz ]

noun

  1. plural of half.


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Idioms and Phrases

  1. by halves,
    1. incompletely or partially:

      to do things by halves.

    2. halfheartedly:

      better not at all than by halves.

  2. go halves, to share equally; divide evenly.

More idioms and phrases containing halves

see by halves ; go halves . Also see under half .
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Example Sentences

A vertical lamppost splits the scene roughly into halves.

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Bright described it as "a game of two halves" but this is nothing new for England.

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What’s more, he would have one smaller board for every team in the league — say one for the Eagles, one for the Chiefs — then conjoin those two halves when those teams were playing each other.

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The film doesn’t attempt to fit these two halves of his personalty together.

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Using a rubber spatula, stir in half the flour mixture, then half the buttermilk, then the other halves of each.

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