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As nouns the difference between half and table

is that half is one of two equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided; — sometimes followed by of; as, a half of an apple while table is an item of furniture with a flat top surface raised above the ground, usually on one or more legs.

As verbs the difference between half and table

is that half is (obsolete) to halve while table is to put on a table.

As a adjective half

is consisting of a moiety, or half (1/2, 50%).

As a adverb half

is in two equal parts or to an equal degree; in some part approximating a half; partially; imperfectly.

half

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Consisting of a moiety, or half (1/2, 50%).
  • a half''' bushel''; ''a '''half''' hour''; ''a '''half''' dollar''; ''a '''half view
  • Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half; approximately a half, whether more or less; partial; imperfect.
  • a half''' dream''; '''''half knowledge
  • * :
  • Assumed from thence a half consent.
  • (of a sibling) Having one parent (rather than two) in common.
  • A (half brother) or (half sister)
  • Related through one common grandparent or ancestor rather than two.
  • A (half uncle) or (half aunt) or (half cousin)
  • (UK, time) Half an hour after the time given; half past.
  • We went to bed at half ten.

    Usage notes

    * The adjective and noun are often united to form a compound.

    Synonyms

    * hemi-, semi-, demi-

    Derived terms

    * half ape * half back * half bent * half binding * half boarder * half-breadth plan * half brother * half cadence * half cap * half cock * half cocked * half hitch * half hose * half-life * Half Life * half measure * half-moon * half note * half page * half pay * half price * half round * half shift * half sister * half step * half tide * half time * half tint * half truth * half year

    Adverb

    (-)
  • In two equal parts or to an equal degree; in some part approximating a half; partially; imperfectly
  • half'''-colored''; '''''half''' done''; '''''half'''-hearted''; '''''half''' persuaded''; '''''half conscious
  • * :
  • Half' loth and ' half consenting.
  • * Nehemiah 13:24 :
  • Their children spoke half in the speech of Ashdod.

    Noun

    (halves)
  • One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided; — sometimes followed by of; as, a half of an apple.
  • You don't know the half of it.
  • * (rfdate), :
  • Not half his riches known, and yet despised.
  • * (rfdate), :
  • A friendship so complete Portioned in halves between us
  • # (sports) One of the two opposite parts of the playing field of various sports, in which each starts the game.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2011, date=September 16, author=Ben Dirs, title=Rugby World Cup 2011: New Zealand 83-7 Japan, work=BBC Sport citation
  • , passage=However, the hosts hit back and hit back hard, first replacement hooker Andrew Hore sliding over, then Williams careering out of his own half and leaving several defenders for dead before flipping the ball to Nonu to finish off a scintillating move.}}
  • Half of a standard measure; frequently used (British) for half a pint of beer or cider.
  • * 1968 (British), John Braine, The Crying Game , Houghton Mifflin, p. 11,
  • He came back with a pint of Guinness for me and a half of bitter for Wendy.
  • * 1974 (British), James Herriot, All Things Bright and Beautiful , St. Martin's Press, ISBN 0312020309,
  • I accepted a half of bitter from him.
  • * 2006 (British), Bill Appleton, Wide Boy , Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie, ISBN 1843862530, p. 168,
  • I went to the bar where I bought a pint and two large brandies. ... "Not brandy," she replied, "but I could use a long drink - maybe a half of lager."
  • The fraction obtained by dividing 1 by 2.
  • Three-quarters minus a quarter is a half .
  • (obsolete) part; side; behalf
  • * (rfdate), Wyclif
  • *:
  • * (rfdate), :
  • The four halves of the house

    Synonyms

    *

    Derived terms

    * better half * by halves * cry halves * go halves * half a loaf is better than none * half and half * in half * in one's half * know the half of * not half * not half bad * other half * too clever by half

    Verb

  • To halve.
  • Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • a half-hour after, thirty minutes after (used with the number of the hour)
  • half one — half past one, 1:30

    See also

    * half-

    References

    *

    table

    English

    (wikipedia table)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Furniture with a top surface to accommodate a variety of uses.
  • # An item of furniture with a flat top surface raised above the ground, usually on one or more legs.
  • #* , chapter=6
  • , title= Mr. Pratt's Patients , passage=He had one hand on the bounce bottle—and he'd never let go of that since he got back to the table —but he had a handkerchief in the other and was swabbing his deadlights with it.}}
  • #* {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), chapter=Foreword
  • , title= The China Governess , passage=A very neat old woman, still in her good outdoor coat and best beehive hat, was sitting at a polished mahogany table on whose surface there were several scored scratches so deep that a triangular piece of the veneer had come cleanly away, […].}}
  • # A flat tray which can be used as a table.
  • # (poker, metonym)  The lineup of players at a given table.
  • # A group of people at a table, for example for a meal or game.
  • #*
  • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=8 , passage=The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again;
  • # A service of Holy Communion.
  • A two-dimensional presentation of data.
  • # A matrix or grid of data arranged in rows and columns.
  • #* 1997 , Chris Horrocks, Introducing Foucault , page 69 (Totem Books, Icon Books; ISBN 1840460865)
  • I’m using mathesis — a universal science of measurement and order …
    And there is also taxinomia a principle of classification and ordered tabulation.
    Knowledge replaced universal resemblance with finite differences. History was arrested and turned into tables
    Western reason had entered the age of judgement.
  • # A collection of arithmetic calculations arranged in a table, such as multiplications in a multiplication table.
  • # (computing)  A lookup table, most often a set of vectors.
  • # (sports)  A visual representation of a classification of teams or individuals based on their success over a predetermined period.
  • #* {{quote-news, year=2011, date=April 10, author=Alistair Magowan, work=BBC Sport
  • , title= Aston Villa 1-0 Newcastle , passage=On this evidence they will certainly face tougher tests, as a depleted Newcastle side seemed to bask in the relative security of being ninth in the table .}}
  • (musical instruments)  The top of a stringed instrument, particularly a member of the violin family: the side of the instrument against which the strings vibrate.
  • (backgammon)  One half of a backgammon board, which is divided into the inner and outer table.
  • Synonyms

    * (computing) grid, vector

    Hypernyms

    * (furniture) furniture * (computing) array

    Hyponyms

    * (computing) hashtable

    Derived terms

    {{der3, billiard table , bring to the table , Cayley table , coffee table , data table , dining table , dinner table , division table , dressing table , drop-leaf table , drink under the table , end table , examining table , file allocation table , function table , hash table , league table , log table , lookup table , multiplication table , off the table , periodic table , pier table , pool table , pound the table , put one's cards on the table , rainbow table , round table , shake table , tablecloth/table cloth , , table dancer , table decoration , table football , table-hop , table lamp , table linen , table manners , table mountain , table of contents , table salt , table saw , table stakes , table talk , table tennis , table wine , tablespoon , tabletop , tableward , tableware , talk someone under the table , tea table , tide table , timetable/time table/time-table , toilet table , tray-table , truth table , turn the tables , under the table , vanity table , wait tables , water table , occasional table}} (table)

    Coordinate terms

    * (furniture) chair

    Verb

    (tabl)
  • To put on a table.
  • (Carlyle)
  • (British, Canada) To propose for discussion (from to put on the table ).
  • The legislature tabled the amendment, so they will start discussing it now.
  • (US) To hold back to a later time; to postpone.
  • The legislature tabled the amendment, so they will not be discussing it until later.
    The motion was tabled, ensuring that it would not be taken up until a later date.
  • To tabulate; to put into a table.
  • to table fines
  • To delineate, as on a table; to represent, as in a picture.
  • * Francis Bacon
  • tabled and pictured in the chambers of meditation
  • To supply with food; to feed.
  • (Milton)
  • (carpentry) To insert, as one piece of timber into another, by alternate scores or projections from the middle, to prevent slipping; to scarf.
  • To enter upon the docket.
  • to table charges against someone
  • (nautical) To make board hems in the skirts and bottoms of (sails) in order to strengthen them in the part attached to the bolt-rope.
  • See also

    * tabula rasa

    Statistics

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