HALFPENNIES Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

halfpence

noun

variants or halfpennies

plural of halfpenny

as in ounces

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Noun

The main interface features kilograms, ounces, and pounds for easy conversions.

— Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Sep. 2026
To make a spray, add five drops of essential oils to 16 ounces of water in a spray bottle, or mix equal parts of vinegar and water, and spray the solution in areas where spiders may be hiding.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of ounces

Noun

Archaeobotanists find various parts of plants, including seeds, chaff, fruit pits, nutshells and cobs.

— Alexandria Mitchem Hansen, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025
And these nutshells that are now all restored have been used for that purpose for more than eight decades.

— Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2025

Definition of nutshells

Noun

The brightly colored insects, native to Australia, are small — just fractions of an inch long — with colors that pop under a microscope.

— Brad Balukjian, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2026
Specifically, is the set of all rational numbers, meaning those expressible as fractions, such as 1, or , or .

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of fractions

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Some kits include stone-like chips or flecks to scatter over the surface of the wet paint for a realistic effect.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2026
Hundreds of flecks of sequins caught the light as Jenner made her way down the red carpet, glittering from every angle.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of flecks

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Knowing a molecule’s elemental composition does not necessarily reveal how its atoms are connected.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
There, hydrogen atoms can become energized in a way that blocks bluer light and lets through only redder light.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of atoms

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Hilton rejects the argument floated by some of his former colleagues that his scruples became a casualty of his ambition.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Still, there are some smart, well-meaning voices of caution who warn Democrats against forgetting their scruples.

— Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026

Definition of scruples

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In contrast, when a previously obscure writer, Mia Ballard, was accused of using AI in her horror novel Shy Girl, her publisher launched an investigation, canceled the book, and left her reputation in shreds.

— Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026
The pork chop came with an unfamiliar vegetable, shreds of a green stalk.

— Emma Cline, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of shreds

Noun

Meal moths, weevils, flour beetles, and flour mites are just a few of the pantry pests that sneak through small gaps to infest flour and other grains.

— Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2026
Bex Claire Hamell, a houseplant educator and award-winning horticulturist, looks for common pests, including mealybugs, scale, thrips, aphids, and mites, and meticulously treats plants with visible infestations.

— Rachel Gillett, Martha Stewart, 25 Aug. 2026

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