Half-and-half Definition

hăfənd-hăf, häfənd-häf
adjective
Combining two things equally.
Webster's New World
Being half one thing and half another.
A half-and-half mixture of linseed oil and turpentine.
American Heritage
adverb
In equal portions.
American Heritage
In equal portions.
American Heritage
noun
Something consisting of fifty percent one substance and fifty percent another substance.
Webster's New World
A mixture of two things in equal portions, especially a mixture of equal parts of milk and cream.
American Heritage
A blend of beers, especially porter and ale.
American Heritage
A mixture of two things in equal portions, especially a mixture of equal parts of milk and cream.
American Heritage
A blend of beers, especially porter and ale.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Half-and-half

Noun

Singular:
half-and-half
Plural:
half and halfs

Half-and-half Sentence Examples

  • Stock usually belongs to the owner, and, even if kept on the half-and-half system, is usually bought by him.

  • Other forms of contract are the piccola mezzadria, or sub-letting by tenants to under-tenants, on the half-and-half system; enfiteusi, or perpetual leases at low rentsa form which has almost died out; and mezzadria (in the provinces of Caserta and Benevento).

  • To make a White Russian cocktail, add once ounce milk or half-and-half cream to the shaker.

  • Fill the glass the rest of the way with half and half and garnish it with a small candy cane or a crushed larger candy cane.

  • You can go straight or curly, add accessories and/or a veil, wear it up or down, or do the half and half.

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Words Starting With

HHAHAL

Words Ending With

FLFALF

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Words Starting With H and Ending With F

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13 Letter Words13 Letter Words Starting With H13 Letter Words Ending With F