Halftime

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The intermission between halves in games of certain sports, such as basketball and football.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Alternative spelling of half time.
  • n. The halftime show, the primary "light" entertainment of a game, after the second quarter when players can physically recover, coaches can berate players with a pep talk, bets can be doubled, etc.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. half the ordinary time for work or attendance; as, the half-time system.
  • n. an intermission between the first and second half of a game, especially a football game. Also used attributively, as the halftime entertainment.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • ad. for less than the standard number of hours
  • adj. involving half the standard or customary time for an activity
  • n. an intermission between the first and second half of a game
  • Equivalent
    part-time   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    pause    break    interruption    intermission    suspension   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
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