Halcyon, a. Placid, calm, quiet, still, peaceful, tranquil, undisturbed, unruffled, serene, palmy, happy, golden, halcyonian.
Hale, a. Healthy, sound, strong, hearty, hardy, robust, well, in good health.
Half, n. Moiety.
Half-note, n. Minim, half a semi-breve.
Half-seas-over, i. Fuddled, disguised, boozy, muddled, tipsy, mellow, corned, crapulous, slewed, muzzy, nappy, high, somewhat drunk, slightly intoxicated, in liquor, in one’s cups, the worse for liquor, three sheets in the wind, has had a drop too much.
Half-wit, n. Blockhead, simpleton. See dunce.
Half-witted, a. Dull, stupid, stolid, doltish, foolish, soft, silly, shallow, sappy, weak-headed, weak-minded, feeble-minded, shallow-brained, blunt-witted, dull-witted, thick-skulled.
Half-yearly, a. Semi-annual.
Half-yearly, ad. Semi-annually.
Halicore, n. (Zoöl.) Dugong.
Hall, n.
- 1. Large room, chamber.
- 2. Entry (of a house), entrance, vestibule.
- 3. Manor-house.
- 4. Public room, assembly room, lecture room, room for entertainments.
- 5. Unendowed college (in English universities).
- 6. Dining-room (in English universities).
Hallelujah, Halleluiah, interj. Hosanna, praise ye Jehovah.
Halloo, v. n. Shout, call, cry out.
Halloo, n. Holla, shout, call.
Hallow, v. a.
- 1. Consecrate, sanctify, dedicate, devote, make holy, invest with solemnity.
- 2. Reverence, honor, respect, venerate, pay homage to, render honor to.