| better half | | |
| n. (person) | 1. better half, married person, mate, partner, spouse | a person's partner in marriage. |
| ~ man and wife, married couple, marriage | two people who are married to each other.; "his second marriage was happier than the first"; "a married couple without love" |
| ~ bigamist | someone who marries one person while already legally married to another. |
| ~ consort | the husband or wife of a reigning monarch. |
| ~ domestic partner, significant other, spousal equivalent, spouse equivalent | a person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit and share a long-term sexual relationship. |
| ~ helpmate, helpmeet | a helpful partner. |
| ~ hubby, husband, married man | a married man; a woman's partner in marriage. |
| ~ relative, relation | a person related by blood or marriage.; "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey" |
| ~ monogamist, monogynist | someone who practices monogamy (one spouse at a time). |
| ~ honeymooner, newlywed | someone recently married. |
| ~ polygamist | someone who is married to two or more people at the same time. |
| ~ married woman, wife | a married woman; a man's partner in marriage. |
| pika | | |
| n. (animal) | 1. coney, cony, mouse hare, pika, rock rabbit | small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America. |
| ~ gnawing mammal, lagomorph | relative large gnawing animals; distinguished from rodents by having two pairs of upper incisors specialized for gnawing. |
| ~ family ochotonidae, ochotonidae | pikas and extinct forms. |
| ~ little chief hare, ochotona princeps | North American pika. |
| ~ collared pika, ochotona collaris | similar to little chief hare and may be same species. |
| half | | |
| n. (quantity) | 1. half, one-half | one of two equal parts of a divisible whole.; "half a loaf"; "half an hour"; "a century and one half" |
| ~ common fraction, simple fraction | the quotient of two integers. |
| ~ fifty percent | a half expressed as a percentage. |
| ~ mediety, moiety | one of two (approximately) equal parts. |
| n. (time) | 2. half | one of two divisions into which some games or performances are divided: the two divisions are separated by an interval. |
| ~ football, football game | any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal. |
| ~ basketball, basketball game, hoops | a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop. |
| ~ division, section, part | one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole.; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division" |
| ~ period of play, playing period, play | (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds.; "rain stopped play in the 4th inning" |
| ~ first half | the first of two halves of play. |
| ~ last half, second half | the second of two halves of play. |
| adj. | 3. half | consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity.; "a half chicken"; "lasted a half hour" |
| ~ fractional | constituting or comprising a part or fraction of a possible whole or entirety.; "a fractional share of the vote"; "a partial dose" |
| adj. | 4. half | partial.; "gave me a half smile"; "he did only a half job" |
| ~ incomplete, uncomplete | not complete or total; not completed.; "an incomplete account of his life"; "political consequences of incomplete military success"; "an incomplete forward pass" |
| adj. | 5. half | (of siblings) related through one parent only.; "a half brother"; "half sister" |
| adv. | 6. half | partially or to the extent of a half.; "he was half hidden by the bushes" |
| side | | |
| n. (location) | 1. side | a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location.; "they always sat on the right side of the church"; "he never left my side" |
| ~ region, part | the extended spatial location of something.; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space" |
| ~ bedside | space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person).; "the doctor stood at her bedside" |
| ~ blind side | the side on which your vision is limited or obstructed. |
| ~ dockside | the region adjacent to a boat dock. |
| ~ east side | the side that is on the east. |
| ~ hand | a position given by its location to the side of an object.; "objections were voiced on every hand" |
| ~ north side | the side that is on the north. |
| ~ shipside | the part of a wharf that is next to a ship. |
| ~ south side | the side that is on the south. |
| ~ west side | the side that is on the west. |
| n. (group) | 2. side | one of two or more contesting groups.; "the Confederate side was prepared to attack" |
| ~ game | a contest with rules to determine a winner.; "you need four people to play this game" |
| ~ war, warfare | the waging of armed conflict against an enemy.; "thousands of people were killed in the war" |
| ~ political science, politics, government | the study of government of states and other political units. |
| ~ social unit, unit | an organization regarded as part of a larger social group.; "the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"; "after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit" |
| n. (body) | 3. side | either the left or right half of a body.; "he had a pain in his side" |
| ~ animal, animate being, beast, creature, brute, fauna | a living organism characterized by voluntary movement. |
| ~ human, human being, homo, man | any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage. |
| ~ region, area | a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve.; "in the abdominal region" |
| ~ torso, trunk, body | the body excluding the head and neck and limbs.; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies" |
| n. (location) | 4. face, side | a surface forming part of the outside of an object.; "he examined all sides of the crystal"; "dew dripped from the face of the leaf" |
| ~ beam-ends | (nautical) at the ends of the transverse deck beams of a vessel.; "on her beam-ends" |
| ~ bottom, underside, undersurface | the lower side of anything. |
| ~ forepart, front, front end | the side that is forward or prominent. |
| ~ lee side, leeward, lee | the side of something that is sheltered from the wind. |
| ~ windward | the side of something that is toward the wind. |
| ~ back end, backside, rear | the side of an object that is opposite its front.; "his room was toward the rear of the hotel" |
| ~ surface | the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object.; "they skimmed over the surface of the water"; "a brush small enough to clean every dental surface"; "the sun has no distinct surface" |
| ~ top side, upper side, upside, top | the highest or uppermost side of anything.; "put your books on top of the desk"; "only the top side of the box was painted" |
| n. (artifact) | 5. side | an extended outer surface of an object.; "he turned the box over to examine the bottom side"; "they painted all four sides of the house" |
| ~ beam | the broad side of a ship.; "they sighted land on the port beam" |
| ~ broadside | the whole side of a vessel from stem to stern.; "the ship was broadside to the dock" |
| ~ edge | a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object.; "he rounded the edges of the box" |
| ~ front | the side that is seen or that goes first. |
| ~ larboard, port | the left side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose. |
| ~ nearside | the side of a vehicle nearest the kerb. |
| ~ obverse | the side of a coin or medal bearing the principal stamp or design. |
| ~ back, rear | the side that goes last or is not normally seen.; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph" |
| ~ verso, reverse | the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design. |
| ~ sidewall | the side of an automobile tire.; "the car had white sidewalls" |
| ~ soffit | the underside of a part of a building (such as an arch or overhang or beam etc.). |
| ~ starboard | the right side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose. |
| ~ surface | the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary.; "there is a special cleaner for these surfaces"; "the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface" |
| ~ upper surface | the side that is uppermost. |
| n. (cognition) | 6. side | an aspect of something (as contrasted with some other implied aspect).; "he was on the heavy side"; "he is on the purchasing side of the business"; "it brought out his better side" |
| ~ aspect, facet | a distinct feature or element in a problem.; "he studied every facet of the question" |
| ~ downside | a negative aspect of something that is generally positive.; "there is a downside even to motherhood" |
| ~ hand | one of two sides of an issue.; "on the one hand..., but on the other hand..." |
| n. (location) | 7. side | a line segment forming part of the perimeter of a plane figure.; "the hypotenuse of a right triangle is always the longest side" |
| ~ line | a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent. |
| n. (group) | 8. side | a family line of descent.; "he gets his brains from his father's side" |
| ~ ancestry, blood line, bloodline, lineage, pedigree, line of descent, stemma, parentage, blood, descent, origin, stock, line | the descendants of one individual.; "his entire lineage has been warriors" |
| n. (food) | 9. side, side of meat | a lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for food. |
| ~ cut of meat, cut | a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass. |
| ~ side of beef | dressed half of a beef carcass. |
| ~ side of pork | dressed half of a hog carcass. |
| n. (communication) | 10. position, side | an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute.; "there are two sides to every question" |
| ~ opinion, view | a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof.; "his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page" |
| n. (object) | 11. incline, side, slope | an elevated geological formation.; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of a mountain" |
| ~ acclivity, ascent, climb, upgrade, raise, rise | an upward slope or grade (as in a road).; "the car couldn't make it up the rise" |
| ~ bank | sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water).; "they pulled the canoe up on the bank"; "he sat on the bank of the river and watched the currents" |
| ~ camber, cant, bank | a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force. |
| ~ canyonside | the steeply sloping side of a canyon. |
| ~ coast | a slope down which sleds may coast.; "when it snowed they made a coast on the golf course" |
| ~ declivity, downslope, declination, declension, decline, fall, descent | a downward slope or bend. |
| ~ escarpment, scarp | a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion. |
| ~ geological formation, formation | (geology) the geological features of the earth. |
| ~ hillside | the side or slope of a hill. |
| ~ mountainside, versant | the side or slope of a mountain.; "conifer forests cover the eastern versant" |
| ~ natural elevation, elevation | a raised or elevated geological formation. |
| ~ piedmont | a gentle slope leading from the base of a mountain to a region of flat land. |
| ~ ski slope | a snow-covered slope for skiing. |
| n. (event) | 12. english, side | (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist. |
| ~ athletics, sport | an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition. |
| ~ spin | a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile). |
| v. (competition) | 13. side | take sides for or against.; "Who are you widing with?"; "I'm siding against the current candidate" |
| ~ array, align | align oneself with a group or a way of thinking. |
| ~ root for, pull | take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for.; "We all rooted for the home team"; "I'm pulling for the underdog"; "Are you siding with the defender of the title?" |
| adj. | 14. side | located on a side.; "side fences"; "the side porch" |
| ~ broadside | toward a full side.; "a broadside attack" |
| ~ lateral, sidelong | situated at or extending to the side.; "the lateral branches of a tree"; "shot out sidelong boughs" |
| bisect | | |
| v. (contact) | 1. bisect | cut in half or cut in two.; "bisect a line" |
| ~ cut | separate with or as if with an instrument.; "Cut the rope" |
| divide | | |
| n. (state) | 1. divide | a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility). |
| ~ disagreement, dissonance, dissension | a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters. |
| n. (location) | 2. divide, water parting, watershed | a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems. |
| ~ line | a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent. |
| ~ continental divide | the watershed of a continent (especially the watershed of North America formed by a series of mountain ridges extending from Alaska to Mexico). |
| ~ great divide | that part of the continental divide formed by the Rocky Mountains in the United States. |
| v. (social) | 3. carve up, dissever, divide, separate, split, split up | separate into parts or portions.; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I" |
| ~ change integrity | change in physical make-up. |
| ~ subdivide | divide into smaller and smaller pieces.; "This apartment cannot be subdivided any further!" |
| ~ initialise, initialize, format | divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data.; "Please format this disk before entering data!" |
| ~ sectionalise, sectionalize | divide into sections, especially into geographic sections.; "sectionalize a country" |
| ~ triangulate | divide into triangles or give a triangular form to.; "triangulate the piece of cardboard" |
| ~ unitise, unitize | divide (bulk material) and process as units. |
| ~ lot | divide into lots, as of land, for example. |
| ~ parcel | divide into parts.; "The developers parceled the land" |
| ~ sliver, splinter | divide into slivers or splinters. |
| ~ paragraph | divide into paragraphs, as of text.; "This story is well paragraphed" |
| ~ canton | divide into cantons, of a country. |
| ~ balkanise, balkanize | divide a territory into small, hostile states. |
| v. (cognition) | 4. divide, fraction | perform a division.; "Can you divide 49 by seven?" |
| ~ arithmetic | the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations. |
| ~ calculate, compute, cipher, cypher, figure, reckon, work out | make a mathematical calculation or computation. |
| ~ halve | divide by two; divide into halves.; "Halve the cake" |
| ~ quarter | divide by four; divide into quarters. |
| v. (stative) | 5. divide, separate | act as a barrier between; stand between.; "The mountain range divides the two countries" |
| v. (contact) | 6. divide, part, separate | come apart.; "The two pieces that we had glued separated" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| ~ subdivide | form into subdivisions.; "The cells subdivided" |
| ~ polarise, polarize | become polarized in a conflict or contrasting situation. |
| ~ calve, break up | release ice.; "The icebergs and glaciers calve" |
| ~ chip, chip off, break away, break off, come off | break off (a piece from a whole).; "Her tooth chipped" |
| ~ disjoin, disjoint | become separated, disconnected or disjoint. |
| ~ come away, come off, detach | come to be detached.; "His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery" |
| ~ segregate | divide from the main body or mass and collect.; "Many towns segregated into new counties"; "Experiments show clearly that genes segregate" |
| ~ segment | divide or split up.; "The cells segmented" |
| ~ reduce | undergo meiosis.; "The cells reduce" |
| ~ section, segment | divide into segments.; "segment an orange"; "segment a compound word" |
| ~ partition, partition off | divide into parts, pieces, or sections.; "The Arab peninsula was partitioned by the British" |
| ~ discerp, dismember, take apart | divide into pieces.; "our department was dismembered when our funding dried up"; "The Empire was discerped after the war" |
| ~ gerrymander | divide unfairly and to one's advantage; of voting districts. |
| v. (motion) | 7. divide, separate | make a division or separation. |
| ~ partition, zone | separate or apportion into sections.; "partition a room off" |
| ~ break | destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments.; "He broke the glass plate"; "She broke the match" |
| ~ break up, dissipate, scatter, dispel, disperse | to cause to separate and go in different directions.; "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds" |
| ~ rail off, rail | separate with a railing.; "rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace" |
| ~ detach | separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment.; "detach a regiment" |
| ~ close off, shut off | isolate or separate.; "She was shut off from the friends" |
| v. (contact) | 8. disunite, divide, part, separate | force, take, or pull apart.; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea" |
| ~ compartmentalise, compartmentalize, cut up | separate into isolated compartments or categories.; "You cannot compartmentalize your life like this!" |
| ~ polarise, polarize | cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions. |
| ~ keep apart, sequestrate, set apart, isolate, sequester | set apart from others.; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on" |
| ~ disjoin, disjoint | make disjoint, separated, or disconnected; undo the joining of. |
| ~ disarticulate, disjoint | separate at the joints.; "disjoint the chicken before cooking it" |
| ~ disconnect | make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten. |
| ~ cut | separate with or as if with an instrument.; "Cut the rope" |
| ~ tear | to separate or be separated by force.; "planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars" |
| ~ joint | separate (meat) at the joint. |
| ~ gin | separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin. |
| ~ break | separate from a clinch, in boxing.; "The referee broke the boxers" |
| ~ divide, part, separate | come apart.; "The two pieces that we had glued separated" |
| ~ sever, break up | set or keep apart.; "sever a relationship" |
| ~ rupture, tear, snap, bust | separate or cause to separate abruptly.; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper" |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
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