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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.