HALFPENNIES Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

halfpence

noun

variants or halfpennies

plural of halfpenny

as in ounces

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Noun

For breakfast, because Kramnic cannot eat dairy, deputies gave Kramnic two ounces of a potato.

— Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
The main interface features kilograms, ounces, and pounds for easy conversions.

— Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 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

Noun

Fluxnium’s system focuses on capturing those atoms without pumping seawater through a large processing facility.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026
Using the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world's most powerful particle accelerator, scientists have been on the hunt for quantum black holes that are smaller than atoms.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 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

Noun

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
To prevent the shreds from clumping, anti-caking agents like cellulose (a plant fiber made from wood pulp) and potato starch are often added, which can steal moisture from the cheese, affecting its texture.

— Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of shreds

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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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