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Half-and-half

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Noun

1. half-and-half

half milk and half light cream; contains 10% to 18% butterfat

Adjective

2. half-and-half

in equal parts

Example Sentences:
'a half-and-half mixture'

Adverb

3. half-and-half

in equal parts

Example Sentences:
'it was divided half-and-half'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Half-and-half

see synonyms of half-and-half
adjective
1. 
of half one thing and half another thing
the male/female mix is approximately half and half
adverb
2. 
in two equal parts
Blend the wholemeal flour half-and-half with white flour
noun
3. 
a mixture of half one thing and half another thing
half and half double cream/ natural fromage frais
4. 
a drink consisting of equal parts of beer and stout, or equal parts of bitter and mild
four pints of half and half
noun
1. 
a mixture of half one thing and half another thing
2. 
a drink consisting of equal parts of beer and stout, or equal parts of bitter and mild
adjective
3. 
of half one thing and half another thing
adverb
4. 
in two equal parts

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Half-and-half

see synonyms of half-and-half
noun
1. 
something which consists of half of one thing and half of another thing
; esp.,
a.  US
a mixture of equal parts of milk and cream
b.  Chiefly British
a mixture of equal parts of porter and ale or of beer and stout
adjective
2. 
combining two things equally
adverb
3. 
in two equal parts

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Half-and-half

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adj.
Being half one thing and half another: a half-and-half mixture of linseed oil and turpentine.
adv.
In equal portions.
n.
1. A mixture of two things in equal portions, especially a mixture of equal parts of milk and cream.
2. Chiefly British A blend of beers, especially porter and ale.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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