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HALF-AND-HALF
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Half milk and half light cream; contains 10% to 18% butterfat
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("half-and-half" is a kind of...):
dairy product (milk and butter and cheese)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Example:
a half-and-half mixture
Classified under:
Similar:
equal (having the same quantity, value, or measure as another)
III. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Example:
it was divided half-and-half
Classified under:
Pertainym:
half-and-half (in equal parts)