half and half
half and half adjective: in equal parts; half.
Adjective
half and half (not comparable)
- In equal parts; half
Adverb
half and half (not comparable)
- In two equal parts.
- She ordered her coffee with cream and a splash of half and half.
- They went half and half on the cost of dinner.
Noun
half and half (countable and uncountable, plural half and halfs)
- A mixture of cream and milk often used in coffee, defined by the US Food and Drug Administration to contain between 10.5% and 18% milk fat.
- A mixture of two alcoholic beverages, most frequently those brewed from malt, such as porter and ale or mild and bitter beers, in about equal parts; also used for equal parts of an alcoholic beverage and water.
- A pizza with two different sets of toppings, one on each half.
- A person of mixed race or with dual nationality.
- A combination of both rice and chips as an accompaniment to a curry, as opposed to one or the other.
- A combination of beer and ale (or similar alcoholic drinks) in equal quantities.
- Both oral sex and vaginal sex performed in sequence by a prostitute
- A mixture of half lemonade and half iced tea.
- Synonyms:
- Arnold Palmer
- A cup of coffee with the equivalent of half a packet of sugar and half a creamer of cream.
half and half meaning in Tamil and Urdu
half and half in Tamil
- இரு பொருட்கலவை
half and half in Urdu
- آدھا آدھا, آدھی باٹ, نصف نصف
Synonyms of half and half
Forms of half and half
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | half-and-half |
| Noun | |
| plural | half and halfs |
Questions about half and half
- What does half and half mean?
- Half and half means in equal parts; half.
- What is half and half in Tamil?
- Half and half in Tamil is இரு பொருட்கலவை. See Half and half meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is half and half?
- Half and half can be an adjective, an adverb or a noun.
Words near half and half in the dictionary
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