plural of half-life

A deceptive statement, especially one that is only partly true, is incomplete, misrepresents reality by telling part of the truth, or alters the time sequence of truths.

(derogatory) A person of mixed racial parentage or ancestry, especially one of mixed white and American Indian parentage (metis, métis, Metis, Métis). / A hybrid animal or plant.

(of a person, derogatory) Having dual heritage; having mixed racial parentage or ancestry.

(idiomatic) A spouse.

A broad step between flights of a staircase. / (mathematics) Either of the two parts of three-dimensional space divided by a plane.

Alternative form of half-moon

(US, Canada) Half-mast.

A running race over the distance of 21.0975 km, half the length of a marathon.

(historical) A pre-decimal coin used in Britain, Ireland and New Zealand, equivalent to 30 pence or two shillings and six pence