halves

[havz, hahvz] / hævz, hɑvz /

NOUN

one of two equal parts of a whole

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fraction

STRONG

bisection division hemisphere moiety

WEAK

fifty percent

VERB

cut in half

Synonyms

STRONG

bisect

WEAK

divide equally reduce by fifty percent share equally split in two

Antonyms

WEAK

combine

Example Sentences

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So this gets us to the big story of this Budget of two halves.

From BBC

When two teams are paired, they are placed in opposite halves of the knockout bracket and cannot meet each other until the final.

From BBC

The difference between the two halves was significant as the Trojans held the two opponents to a combined total of 209 second-half yards.

From Los Angeles Times

One concern about switching to two 30-minute halves is the footprint of a match would theoretically have no fixed end point.

From BBC

However, even without Connor, there was already the problem that three did not go into two, with captain George Williams, Wigan's Harry Smith and Hull KR's Mikey Lewis vying for spots in the halves.

From BBC