semitrailer, semi
(noun) a trailer having wheels only in the rear; the front is supported by the towing vehicle
semifinal, semi
(noun) one of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament
Source: WordNet® 3.1
semi (plural semis)
(UK, Ireland, Australia, Canada, informal) A semi-detached house.
(Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United States) A semitrailer; a tractor-trailer; an eighteen-wheeler; an artic.
(informal) A semifinal.
(slang) A partial erection.
• EMIs, ESMI, IMEs, MSIE, Sime, eSIM, mise
Source: Wiktionary
Sem"i-. Etym: [L. semi; akin to Gr. sami-, AS. sam-, and prob. to E. same, from the division into two parts of the same size. Cf. Hemi-, Sandelend.]
Definition: A prefix signifying half, and sometimes partly or imperfectly; as, semiannual, half yearly; semitransparent, imperfectly transparent.
Note: The prefix semi is joined to another word either with the hyphen or without it. In this book the hyphen is omitted except before a capital letter; as, semiacid, semiaquatic, semi-Arian, semiaxis, semicalcareous.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 March 2025
(noun) a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
