semis
Penultimate tournament rounds
Semis is the plural of semi, an informal shortening with several applications.
Most often it refers to semi-trailer trucks—the large rigs that haul freight on highways: Three semis jackknifed in the storm.
In British English, semis are semi-detached houses sharing one wall with a neighbor.
The word also appears in sports for semifinal rounds: Both teams advanced to the semis.
Large cargo transport vehicle
- tractor-trailerCab-and-trailer cargo vehicle
- rigEquipment arrangement or vehicle
- freightGoods being transported
- cargoTransported goods
haulage · long-haul · interstate · diesel · trucker · cab · sleeper · trailer
Support or category
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
- quarterfinalsPenultimate four matches
- finalsConcluding tests or matches
- championshipCompetition for top rank
elimination · knockout · round · matchup · seed · advance · clinch · upset
Partial electrical conductor
- semiannualTwice per year
- semisweetModerately sweetened
- semipreciousModerately valuable gemstone quality
- semiformalBetween casual and formal
semigloss · semitone · semiarid · semitransparent · semipro · semiliterate · semisolid · semidarkness
eighteen-wheeler
Large cargo transport vehicle
- tractor-trailerCab-and-trailer cargo vehicle
- rigEquipment arrangement or vehicle
- freightGoods being transported
cargo · haulage · long-haul · interstate · diesel · trucker · cab · sleeper · trailer · flatbed
bracket
Support or category
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
- quarterfinalsPenultimate four matches
- finalsConcluding tests or matches
championship · elimination · knockout · round · matchup · seed · advance · clinch · upset · underdog
semiconductor
Partial electrical conductor
- semiannualTwice per year
- semisweetModerately sweetened
- semipreciousModerately valuable gemstone quality
semiformal · semigloss · semitone · semiarid · semitransparent · semipro · semiliterate · semisolid · semidarkness · semifinished
- UK Housingcouncil houses, Victorian terrace, council flats, council estates, terraced houses
- trucking18-wheeler, trucks, truckers, big rig, tractor-trailer
- competition roundsfinals, quarterfinals, first round, second round, preliminaries
- driving hazardspotholes, black ice, debris, road debris, icy roads
- tournamentstournament, tournaments, bracket, brackets, tournament brackets
- gas-guzzlersmonster trucks, big rigs, lifted trucks, muscle cars, motorhomes
semismicrocars
Smallest class of automobiles
smart cars · subcompacts · motorcycles · mopeds · scooters
semissmart cars
Ultra-compact urban vehicles
sports cars · convertibles · coupes · motorcycles · two-seaters
- semi truckArticulated freight vehicle
- semi-skimmed milkMilk with halved fat
- semi-precious stoneValued mineral, not rare
- semi autoPartially mechanized firing mechanism
- semi driverLong-haul truck operator
- semi-trailer trucksCab-and-detachable-trailer vehicles
semi, semicircle, semifinal, semicolon, semicircular, semifinals, semifinalist, semifinalists, semiconscious