Meaning

7 senses
  1. (Australia, Canada, Ireland, UK, informal)A semi-detached house.

  2. (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US)A semi-trailer; a tractor-trailer; an eighteen-wheeler; an artic.

    a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together

  3. (informal)A semifinal.

  4. (slang)A partial erection of the penis.

  5. (slang)A semiautomatic firearm.

  6. (slang)Semiconductor companies or positions in the stock market.

  7. (colloquial)An intermediate in the production of end-use goods.

Examples

57 sentences
  1. Tom's semi-detached neighbours are lovely.

    У Тома гарні сусіди через стінку. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR

  2. Tom's semi-detached neighbours are horrible.

    У Тома жахливі сусіди через стінку. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR

  3. They sat in a semi-circle.

    ruОни сели полукругом. — odexed

  4. Driving a semi is a lonely job.

  5. Diego saw a semi-truck entering the gas station.

Translations

3 languages

Origin

The prefix semi- (from Latin) used as a noun.

The prefix semi- (from Latin) used as a noun.

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Forms

plural: semis
Singularsemi
Pluralsemis

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a trailer having wheels only in the rear; the front is supported by the towing vehicle:semitrailer
  • one of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament:semifinal
  • a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together:trailer trucktractor trailertrucking rigrigarticulated lorry

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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