halves
Splits in two
Halves is the plural of half—two equal parts of a whole: Cut the sandwich into halves.
The word appears in set phrases: to do something by halves is to do it incompletely or halfheartedly, while better halves refers affectionately to spouses.
In sports, halves are the two periods of a game.
Divide into two equal portions
- splitSeparation into parts
- severCut apart completely
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
- cleaveSplit or adhere
segment · carve · cut · slice · separate · dichotomize · dissect · rend
Shared legal title
- jointShared by multiple parties
- communalShared by a community
- collectiveJointly organized group
- splitSeparation into parts
fifty-fifty · shared · co-tenant · partner · equal share · divvy · Dutch treat
Portion cut off
- pieceA portion or segment
- chunkThick solid piece
- sectionDistinct divided part
- wedgeTapered splitting tool
part · serving · helping · share · ration · allotment · measure · quantity
Exactly the same
- matchingIdentical in appearance
- mirrorReflective viewing surface
- congruentIdentical in form
- symmetricalEven on all sides
balanced · even · uniform · alike · twinning · duplicate · indistinguishable · comparable
Number being divided
- denominatorFraction's bottom number
- ratioComparative numerical relation
- proportionComparative relation of parts
- percentageProportion out of hundred
decimal · thirds · quarters · eighths · sixteenths · tenths · fifths · whole
Involving two parties
- mirrorReflective viewing surface
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- hemisphereHalf of a ball
bisection · midline · centerline · axis · left-right · fold · midpoint
Midpoint break in games
- injury timePlay added for interruptions
- stoppage timeExtra period compensating delays
- intervalDuration between two points
- breakInterrupt continuity
period · extra time · added time · whistle · kickoff · restart
bisect
Divide into two equal portions
cleave · segment · carve · cut · slice · separate · dichotomize · dissect · rend · sunder
coownership
Shared legal title
- jointShared by multiple parties
- communalShared by a community
- collectiveJointly organized group
split · fifty-fifty · shared · co-tenant · partner · equal share · divvy · Dutch treat
slice
Portion cut off
wedge · part · serving · helping · share · ration · allotment · measure · quantity · amount
identical
Exactly the same
symmetrical · balanced · even · uniform · alike · twinning · duplicate · indistinguishable · comparable · equivalent
numerator
Number being divided
- denominatorFraction's bottom number
- ratioComparative numerical relation
- proportionComparative relation of parts
percentage · decimal · thirds · quarters · eighths · sixteenths · tenths · fifths · whole · improper
bilateral
Involving two parties
- mirrorReflective viewing surface
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
hemisphere · bisection · midline · centerline · axis · left-right · fold · midpoint
halftime
Midpoint break in games
- injury timePlay added for interruptions
- stoppage timeExtra period compensating delays
- intervalDuration between two points
break · period · extra time · added time · whistle · kickoff · restart
- basic mathsubtraction, multiplying, dividing, adding, subtracting
- compositionbalance, symmetry, asymmetry, proportion, layout
- splitssplits, divisions, separations, partings, breaks
- sharesshares, share, profit sharing, divvy, market share
- fractionsthird, thirds, fourth, fourths, fifth
- number wordspair, duo, trio, quartet, quintet
halveswholes
Complete unified amounts
totals · entireties · unities · undivided · intact
halveshundredths
Parts per hundred
thousandths · quarters · thirds · eighths · tenths
- two halves
- better halvesAffectionate term for spouses
- go halvesDivide costs evenly
- going halvesSharing expense equally
- second halvesLater equal portions
- other halvesRomantic life partners