Half-and-half

adj, adv, noun

adj, adv, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of half and half. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

    "Accordingly, we went to a public house, near the Theatre, sat ourselves down in a quiet room upstairs on the first floor, and called for a pint of half-and-half, a-piece, and a pipe. “Well, Sir, we put our pipes aboard, and we drank our half-and-half, and sat a talking, very sociably, […]"

  2. 2
    half milk and half light cream; contains 10% to 18% butterfat wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of half and half. alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    in equal parts wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of half and half. alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Adverb
  1. 1
    in equal proportions wordnet

Synonyms

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alikeambiguousambivalentamidshipsamphibiousapart

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"Tom and I go half-and-half on the rent."

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