See Also: Half-Brother, Half-Sister - Horse Racing(gambling)
Half-Rother, Half-Sister - Horse Racing(gambling)
Half Full Half - Freestyle Skating(gambling)
Half Half Full - Freestyle Skating(gambling)
HALF-BROTHER AND HALF-SISTER(law)
Half-and-Half Game - Poker(gambling)
Half-and-Half Tournament - Poker(gambling)
Half Half - Freestyle Skating(gambling)
Half and Half - Poker(gambling)
Half-in, Half-Out - Gymnastics(gambling)

half-baked (oh) and alto (iou)


half-baked (oh)



adj informal
a half-baked idea, suggestion, plan etc has not been properly planned
ĦĦHe's always coming out with these half-baked ideas which will never work.

alto (iou)



alto noun & adjective. L16.
[Italian = high (sc. song) from Latin ALTUS.]
Music.
A. noun. Pl. -os.
a. The highest adult male voice, with range above the tenor, the counter-tenor voice; a part written for such a voice. L16.
b. A female voice of similar range, a contralto voice; a part written for such a voice. E19.
A person who has a counter-tenor or contralto voice. L18.
An alto wind instrument (see sense B. below). L19.
b. adjective. Designating, pertaining to, or intended for a counter-tenor or contralto voice. Also, designating that member of a group of similar instruments with a range or relative pitch comparable to an alto voice (among wind instruments usu. the second or third highest member of the family). E18.
alto clef: placing middle C on the middle line of the stave. alto horn (a) = ALTHORN; (b) US an alto saxophone.