9-letter words containing a, l
- half-ball — a contact in billiards, etc, in which the player aims through the centre of the cue ball to the edge of the object ball, so that half the object ball is covered
- half-blue — the pure color of a clear sky; the primary color between green and violet in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 450 and 500 nm.
- half-boot — a boot reaching about halfway to the knee.
- half-butt — a snooker cue longer than an ordinary cue, usually used with a long rest
- half-cell — a single electrode, generally a metal, immersed in a container filled with an electrolyte, and having a specific electrical potential for a given combination of electrode and electrolyte.
- half-clad — partially dressed
- half-cock — to set the hammer of (a firearm) at half cock.
- half-dead — no longer living; deprived of life: dead people; dead flowers; dead animals.
- half-deaf — partially or wholly lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing; unable to hear.
- half-deck — a deck on an old ship of war that is situated below the upper deck and extends aft from the mainmast
- half-done — past participle of do1 .
- half-fill — to fill (a vessel, place, etc) so that it holds or contains half its capacity
- half-full — (of a vessel, place, etc) holding or containing half its capacity
- half-hose — socks
- half-hour — a period of 30 minutes.
- half-inch — a half of an inch, equal to 1/24 of a foot (1.27 centimeters).
- half-jack — a flat pocket-sized bottle of alcohol
- half-life — Physics. the time required for one half the atoms of a given amount of a radioactive substance to disintegrate.
- half-line — ray1 (def 7b).
- half-long — (of a speech sound) of intermediate length; neither short nor fully long.
- half-mast — a position approximately halfway between the top of a mast, staff, etc., and its base.
- half-mile — a half of a mile (0.8 kilometer).
- half-moon — the ship in which Henry Hudson made his voyage to explore America in 1609.
- half-note — a note equivalent in time value to one half of a whole note; minim.
- half-open — (of a file) having a pawn or pawns of only one colour on it
- half-oval — having the general form, shape, or outline of an egg; egg-shaped.
- half-pace — a small stage on which something stands
- half-peck — a unit of dry measure equal to 4 quarts (4.4 liters).
- half-pike — spontoon.
- half-pint — half of a pint, equal to 8 fluid ounces (1 cup) or 16 tablespoons (0.2 liter).
- half-pipe — a half-moon-shaped chute or ramp used by snowboarders and skateboarders to provide a takeoff for a jump.
- half-shut — partially closed
- half-size — any size in women's garments designated by a fractional number from 12½ through 24½, designed for a short-waisted, full figure.
- half-slip — a woman's skirtlike undergarment, usually of a straight or slightly flared shape and having a narrow elasticized waistband.
- half-sole — to repair or renew (a shoe) by putting on a new half sole.
- half-step — Music. semitone.
- half-term — Half-term is a short holiday in the middle of a school term.
- half-tide — the state or time of the tide when halfway between high water and low water.
- half-time — the period indicating completion of half the time allowed for an activity, as for a football or basketball game or an examination.
- half-turn — a 180-degree turn; a direct reversal of direction or orientation, as from front to back or left to right.
- half-used — previously used or owned; secondhand: a used car.
- half-year — a period of 6 months
- halfbacks — Plural form of halfback.
- halfbeaks — Plural form of halfbeak.
- halfpence — Plural form of halfpenny.
- halfpenny — a bronze coin of the United Kingdom, equal to half a penny: use phased out in 1984.
- halfpipes — Plural form of halfpipe.
- halftimes — Plural form of halftime.
- halftones — Plural form of halftone.
- halftrack — an army truck, armored vehicle, etc. with tractor treads in the rear, but with a pair of wheels in front