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• half-and-half — I noun half milk and half light cream; contains 10% to 18% butterfat • Hypernyms: ↑dairy product II adjective in equal parts a half and half mixture • Similar to: ↑equal …   Useful english dictionary

• Half and half — refers to various beverages or liquid foods made of an equal parts mixture of two substances, including dairy products, alcoholic beverages, and soft drinks. Dairy product In the United States, half and half is a very light cream typically used… …   Wikipedia

• half-and-half — [haf′ən haf′] n. something which consists of half of one thing and half of another thing; esp., ☆ a) a mixture of equal parts of milk and cream b) Chiefly Brit. a mixture of equal parts of porter and ale or of beer and stout adj. combining two… …   English World dictionary

• half-and-half — half′ and half′ n. 1) a mixture of two things, esp. in equal or nearly equal proportions 2) coo milk and light cream combined in equal parts, esp. for table use 3) brit. Chiefly Brit. a mixture of two malt liquors, esp. porter and ale 4) half one …   From formal English to slang

• Half-and-half — n. A mixture of two malt liquors, esp. porter and ale, in about equal parts. Dickens. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• half-and-half — n [U] AmE a mixture that is half milk and half cream, used in coffee or tea …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• half-and-half — 1756 as ale and porter; as a mixture of milk and cream, by 1946 …   Etymology dictionary

• half-and-half — noun uncount AMERICAN a mixture of equal parts of milk and cream that you put into coffee or tea …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Mixture — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Forming a whole without coherence. < N PARAG:Mixture >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 mixture mixture admixture commixture commixtion Sgm: N 1 commixion commixion intermixture alloyage matrimony Sgm: N 1 junction jun …   English dictionary for students

• Half-life — This article is about the scientific and mathematical term. For other uses, see Half life (disambiguation). Number of half lives elapsed Fraction remaining Percentage remaining 0 1/1 100 1 1/2 50 2 …   Wikipedia

• mixture — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Combination of two or more things Nouns 1. mixture, admixture, commixture, intermixture, alloyage; matrimony, junction, combination, union, amalgamation; permeation, imbuement, impregnation, infusion,… …   English dictionary for students