halfpence

noun

variants or halfpennies
Definition of halfpencenext
plural of halfpenny
as in ounces

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  1. ounces
  2. fractions
  3. atoms
  4. grains
  5. particles
Noun
  • Add 6 ounces of hot water (just off the boil) to the mug and steep one teapigs green tea with peach for 5 minutes.
    Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Travis weighed in at 7 pounds, 9 ounces and measured 20 inches long.
    Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of ounces
Noun
  • The 22-year-old can eke out a few fractions of an advantage when making a run, a pass or getting a shot away.
    Carl Anka, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Subsidence is when the ground beneath a building sinks, pulling a building's foundations down with it, and researchers are able to measure it by fractions of an inch when looking at satellite imagery.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of fractions
Noun
  • When researchers exposed tardigrades to the extreme cold, or things like sugar, salt or hydrogen peroxide, the animals began to produce free radicals, or oxygen atoms with an extra electron.
    Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
  • This idea builds on past knowledge that gold loves to form bonds with two or three sulfur atoms if given a chance.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of atoms
Noun
  • The comet passed between the sun and Earth in late September and October, so light diffracted (bent around) by dust grains in the tail, which were concentrated in the direction of Earth.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Focus on magnesium-rich foods like leafy green vegetables, whole grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds.
    Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, RDN, Health, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of grains
Noun
  • The Barcelona study exposed the tiny plastic particles to human intestinal cells and found they were absorbed in large amounts by digestive cells that produce mucus, even making their way into the cells' nuclei, where the DNA is kept.
    Hatty Willmoth, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Some tea bags release billions of tiny plastic particles when immersed in hot water, creating tea that can harm your health and increase your risk of cancer—but not all tea is equally as dangerous.
    Hatty Willmoth, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of particles
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