Halab
         n 1: a city in northwestern Syria [syn: {Halab}, {Aleppo},
               {Alep}]

English Dictionary: halfway	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Halevy n French operatic composer (1799-1862) [syn: Halevy, Fromental Halevy, Jacques Francois Fromental Elie Halevy]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
half adv partially or to the extent of a half; "he was half hidden by the bushes" adj consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity; "a half chicken"; "lasted a half hour" partial; "gave me a half smile"; "he did only a half job" (of siblings) related through one parent only; "a half brother"; "half sister" Antonym(s): whole n one of two equal parts of a divisible whole; "half a loaf"; "half an hour"; "a century and one half" Synonym(s): one-half, half one of two divisions into which some games or performances are divided: the two divisions are separated by an interval
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
half-pay n reduced wage paid to someone who is not working full time
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
halfway adv at half the distance; at the middle; "he was halfway down the ladder when he fell" Synonym(s): halfway, midway adj equally distant from the extremes [syn: center(a), halfway, middle(a), midway] at a point midway between two extremes; "at the halfway mark" including only half or a portion; "halfway measures"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
halve v divide by two; divide into halves; "Halve the cake"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
haul off v take away by means of a vehicle; "They carted off the old furniture" Synonym(s): cart off, cart away, haul off, haul away
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
haul up v come to a halt after driving somewhere; "The Rolls pulled up on pour front lawn"; "The chauffeur hauled up in front of us" Synonym(s): draw up, pull up, haul up
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
help n the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading" Synonym(s): aid, assist, assistance, help a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work" Synonym(s): assistant, helper, help, supporter a resource; "visual aids in teaching" Synonym(s): aid, assistance, help a means of serving; "of no avail"; "there's no help for it" Synonym(s): avail, help, service v give help or assistance; be of service; "Everyone helped out during the earthquake"; "Can you help me carry this table?"; "She never helps around the house" Synonym(s): help, assist, aid improve the condition of; "These pills will help the patient" Synonym(s): help, aid be of use; "This will help to prevent accidents" Synonym(s): help, facilitate abstain from doing; always used with a negative; "I can't help myself--I have to smoke"; "She could not help watching the sad spectacle" Synonym(s): help oneself, help help to some food; help with food or drink; "I served him three times, and after that he helped himself" Synonym(s): serve, help contribute to the furtherance of; "This money will help the development of literacy in developing countries" take or use; "She helped herself to some of the office supplies" Synonym(s): avail, help improve; change for the better; "New slipcovers will help the old living room furniture"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
helve n the handle of a weapon or tool Synonym(s): haft, helve
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hole up v remain secluded or in hiding; "He is writing his book and is holing up in his study" score a hole in one sleep during winter; "Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves" Synonym(s): hibernate, hole up Antonym(s): aestivate, estivate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Hualapai n a member of a North American people formerly living in the Colorado river valley in Arizona Synonym(s): Walapai, Hualapai, Hualpai the Yuman language spoken by the Walapai Synonym(s): Walapai, Hualapai, Hualpai
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Hualpai n a member of a North American people formerly living in the Colorado river valley in Arizona Synonym(s): Walapai, Hualapai, Hualpai the Yuman language spoken by the Walapai Synonym(s): Walapai, Hualapai, Hualpai
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hula-hoop n plaything consisting of a tubular plastic hoop for swinging around the hips
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Half \Half\ (h[aum]f), a. [AS. healf, half, half; as a noun,       half, side, part; akin to OS., OFries., & D. half, G. halb,       Sw. half, Dan. halv, Icel. h[be]lfr, Goth. halbs. Cf.       {Halve}, {Behalf}.]       1. Consisting of a moiety, or half; as, a half bushel; a half             hour; a half dollar; a half view.          Note: The adjective and noun are often united to form a                compound.          2. Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half;             approximately a half, whether more or less; partial;             imperfect; as, a half dream; half knowledge.                         Assumed from thence a half consent.   --Tennyson.          {Half ape} (Zo[94]l.), a lemur.          {Half back}. (Football) See under 2d {Back}.          {Half bent}, the first notch, for the sear point to enter, in             the tumbler of a gunlock; the halfcock notch.          {Half binding}, a style of bookbinding in which only the back             and corners are in leather.          {Half boarder}, one who boards in part; specifically, a             scholar at a boarding school who takes dinner only.          {Half-breadth plan} (Shipbuilding), a horizontal plan of the             half a vessel, divided lengthwise, showing the lines.          {Half cadence} (Mus.), a cadence on the dominant.          {Half cap}, a slight salute with the cap. [Obs.] --Shak.          {A half cock}, the position of the cock of a gun when             retained by the first notch.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Half \Half\, adv.       In an equal part or degree; in some pa[?] appro[?]mating a       half; partially; imperfectly; as, half-colored, half done,       half-hearted, half persuaded, half conscious. [bd]Half loth       and half consenting.[b8] --Dryden.                   Their children spoke halfin the speech of Ashdod.                                                                               --Neh. xiii.                                                                               24
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Half \Half\, n.; pl. {Halves}. [AS. healf. See {Half}, a.]       1. Part; side; behalf. [Obs.] --Wyclif.                         The four halves of the house.            --Chaucer.          2. One of two equal parts into which anything may be divided,             or considered as divided; -- sometimes followed by of; as,             a half of an apple.                         Not half his riches known, and yet despised.                                                                               --Milton.                         A friendship so complete Portioned in halves between                      us.                                                   --Tennyson.          {Better half}. See under {Better}.          {In half}, in two; an expression sometimes used improperly             instead of in [or] into halves; as, to cut in half.             [Colloq.] --Dickens.          {In, [or] On}, {one's half}, in one's behalf; on one's part.             [Obs.]          {To cry halves}, to claim an equal share with another.          {To go halves}, to share equally between two.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Half \Half\, v. t.       To halve. [Obs.] See {Halve}. --Sir H. Wotton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pay \Pay\, n.       1. Satisfaction; content. --Chaucer.          2. An equivalent or return for money due, goods purchased, or             services performed; salary or wages for work or service;             compensation; recompense; payment; hire; as, the pay of a             clerk; the pay of a soldier.                         Where only merit constant pay receives. --Pope.                         There is neither pay nor plunder to be got.                                                                               --L'Estrange.          {Full pay}, the whole amount of wages or salary; maximum pay;             especially, the highest pay or allowance to civil or             military officers of a certain rank, without deductions.                      {Half pay}. See under {Half}.          {Pay day}, the day of settlement of accounts.          {Pay dirt} (Mining), earth which yields a profit to the             miner. [Western U.S.]          {Pay office}, a place where payment is made.          {Pay roll}, a roll or list of persons entitled to payment,             with the amounts due.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Half hitch}, a sailor's knot in a rope; half of a clove             hitch.          {Half hose}, short stockings; socks.          {Half measure}, an imperfect or weak line of action.          {Half note} (Mus.), a minim, one half of a semibreve.          {Half pay}, half of the wages or salary; reduced pay; as, an             officer on half pay.          {Half price}, half the ordinary price; or a price much             reduced.          {Half round}.             (a) (Arch.) A molding of semicircular section.             (b) (Mech.) Having one side flat and the other rounded; --                   said of a file.          {Half shift} (Mus.), a position of the hand, between the open             position and the first shift, in playing on the violin and             kindred instruments. See {Shift}.          {Half step} (Mus.), a semitone; the smallest difference of             pitch or interval, used in music.          {Half tide}, the time or state of the tide equally distant             from ebb and flood.          {Half time}, half the ordinary time for work or attendance;             as, the half-time system.          {Half tint} (Fine Arts), a middle or intermediate tint, as in             drawing or painting. See {Demitint}.          {Half truth}, a statement only partially true, or which gives             only a part of the truth. --Mrs. Browning.          {Half year}, the space of six months; one term of a school             when there are two terms in a year.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Halfway \Half"way`\, adv.       In the middle; at half the distance; imperfectly; partially;       as, he halfway yielded.                   Temples proud to meet their gods halfway. --Young.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Halfway \Half"way`\, a.       Equally distant from the extremes; situated at an       intermediate point; midway.          {Halfway covenant}, a practice among the Congregational             churches of New England, between 1657 and 1662, of             permitting baptized persons of moral life and orthodox             faith to enjoy all the privileges of church membership,             save the partaking of the Lord's Supper. They were also             allowed to present their children for baptism.          {Halfway house}, an inn or place of call midway on a journey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Halp \Halp\, imp. of {Help}.       Helped. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Halve \Halve\, v. t.       Of a hole, match, etc., to reach or play in the same number       of strokes as an opponent.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Halve \Hal"ve\, n.       A half. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Halve \Halve\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Halved}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Halving}.] [From {Half}.]       1. To divide into two equal parts; as, to halve an apple; to             be or form half of.                         So far apart their lives are thrown From the twin                      soul that halves their own.               --M. Arnold.          2. (Arch.) To join, as two pieces of timber, by cutting away             each for half its thickness at the joining place, and             fitting together.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Help \Help\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Helped}(Obs. imp. {Holp}, p.       p. {Holpen}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Helping}.] [AS. helpan; akin to       OS. helpan, D. helpen, G. helfen, OHG. helfan, Icel.       hj[be]lpa, Sw. hjelpa, Dan. hielpe, Goth. hilpan; cf. Lith.       szelpti, and Skr. klp to be fitting.]       1. To furnish with strength or means for the successful             performance of any action or the attainment of any object;             to aid; to assist; as, to help a man in his work; to help             one to remember; -- the following infinitive is commonly             used without to; as, [bd]Help me scale yon balcony.[b8]             --Longfellow.          2. To furnish with the means of deliverance from trouble; as,             to help one in distress; to help one out of prison.             [bd]God help, poor souls, how idly do they talk![b8]             --Shak.          3. To furnish with relief, as in pain or disease; to be of             avail against; -- sometimes with of before a word             designating the pain or disease, and sometimes having such             a word for the direct object. [bd]To help him of his             blindness.[b8]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Help \Help\, v. i.       To lend aid or assistance; to contribute strength or means;       to avail or be of use; to assist.                   A generous present helps to persuade, as well as an                agreeable person.                                    --Garth.          {To help out}, to lend aid; to bring a supply.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Help \Help\, n. [AS. help; akin to D. hulp, G. h[81]lfe, hilfe,       Icel. hj[be]lp, Sw. hjelp, Dan. hielp. See {Help}, v. t.]       1. Strength or means furnished toward promoting an object, or             deliverance from difficulty or distress; aid; ^; also, the             person or thing furnishing the aid; as, he gave me a help             of fifty dollars.                         Give us help from trouble, for vain is the help of                      man.                                                   --Ps. lx. 11.                         God is . . . a very present help in trouble. --Ps.                                                                               xlvi. 1.                         Virtue is a friend and a help to nature. --South.          2. Remedy; relief; as, there is no help for it.          3. A helper; one hired to help another; also, thew hole force             of hired helpers in any business.          4. Specifically, a domestic servant, man or woman. [Local, U.             S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Helve \Helve\, n. [OE. helve, helfe, AS. hielf, helf, hylf, cf.       OHG. halb; and also E. halter, helm of a rudder.]       1. The handle of an ax, hatchet, or adze.          2. (Iron Working)             (a) The lever at the end of which is the hammer head, in a                   forge hammer.             (b) A forge hammer which is lifted by a cam acting on the                   helve between the fulcrum and the head.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Helve \Helve\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Helved}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Helving}.]       To furnish with a helve, as an ax.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Help \Help\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Helped}(Obs. imp. {Holp}, p.       p. {Holpen}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Helping}.] [AS. helpan; akin to       OS. helpan, D. helpen, G. helfen, OHG. helfan, Icel.       hj[be]lpa, Sw. hjelpa, Dan. hielpe, Goth. hilpan; cf. Lith.       szelpti, and Skr. klp to be fitting.]       1. To furnish with strength or means for the successful             performance of any action or the attainment of any object;             to aid; to assist; as, to help a man in his work; to help             one to remember; -- the following infinitive is commonly             used without to; as, [bd]Help me scale yon balcony.[b8]             --Longfellow.          2. To furnish with the means of deliverance from trouble; as,             to help one in distress; to help one out of prison.             [bd]God help, poor souls, how idly do they talk![b8]             --Shak.          3. To furnish with relief, as in pain or disease; to be of             avail against; -- sometimes with of before a word             designating the pain or disease, and sometimes having such             a word for the direct object. [bd]To help him of his             blindness.[b8]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Holp \Holp\, Holpen \Hol"pen\,       imp. & p. p. of {Help}. [Obs.] --Shak.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Half Way, MO       Zip code(s): 65663
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Halfway, MD (CDP, FIPS 36125)       Location: 39.61317 N, 77.77065 W       Population (1990): 8873 (3818 housing units)       Area: 11.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Halfway, MO (village, FIPS 29962)       Location: 37.61605 N, 93.23560 W       Population (1990): 171 (72 housing units)       Area: 5.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Halfway, OR (town, FIPS 31650)       Location: 44.87677 N, 117.10897 W       Population (1990): 311 (189 housing units)       Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 97834
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hillview, IL (village, FIPS 35203)       Location: 39.44960 N, 90.53786 W       Population (1990): 271 (114 housing units)       Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 62050    Hillview, KY (city, FIPS 36982)       Location: 38.06972 N, 85.68566 W       Population (1990): 6119 (1887 housing units)       Area: 5.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hualapai, AZ       Zip code(s): 86412
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
HELP          1. {DEA}.   A Language for industrial       robots.          2. (Help Est un Lisp Paresseux - Help Is a Lazy Lisp).   A       {lazy} version of {Scheme} with strictness {annotation}s, by       Thomas Schiex .
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
HLLAPI          {High Level Language Application Programming Interface}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
hlp          A {Microsoft Windows} {filename       extension} for {hypertext} {WinHelp} files.   These are in a       {proprietary} format, and are compiled from {source files}       written in a dialect of {RTF}.          See also {gid}.          {Usenet} newsgroup:       {news:comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.winhelp}.          (1997-01-30)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Helbah       fatness, a town of the tribe of Asher (Judg. 1:31), in the plain       of Phoenicia.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Heleb       fatness, one of David's warriors (2 Sam. 23:29).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Heleph       exchange, a city on the north border of Naphtali (Josh. 19:33).
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Helbah, Helbon, milk, fatness
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Heleph, changing; passing over