halfpenny Synonyms
Strongest:
- shred
- kenning
- pinch
- fraction
- whisper
- ha-penny
- drop
- smidgen
- atom
- taste
- smidgeon
- grain
- snippet
- ounce
- jot
- mouthful
- scrap
- ace
- patch
- smidgin
- particle
- morsel
- lick
- fleck
- crumb
- scruple
- dribble
- minim
- dab
- modicum
- mote
- iota
- whit
- driblet
- mite
- granule
- dash
- molecule
Strong:
- trace
- smidge
- nugget
- nubbin
- nutshell
- fragment
- chip
- smatter
- nibble
- tittle
- speck
- bite
- portion
- part
- sliver
- flake
- titbit
- flyspeck
- section
- strain
- shard
- haet
- streak
- suspicion
- touch
- bit
- snip
- tidbit
- clipping
- spot
Weak:
halfpenny Meaning
Wordnet
halfpenny (n)
an English coin worth half a penny
halfpenny Sentence Examples
- In the days of old, a halfpenny could buy a modest loaf of bread.
- The newsboy offered to sell Tom a halfpenny newspaper.
- The children saved their halfpennies to buy candy.
- Farmers often paid their laborers halfpennies as compensation.
- The old woman dropped a halfpenny in the church collection plate.
- The thief searched the house for valuables and found only a box of halfpennies.
- The halfpenny coin was made of copper and weighed approximately two grams.
- The halfpenny was the smallest denomination of British currency in the 19th century.
- Some businesses offered halfpenny discounts on their goods.
- The government minted halfpennies from 1672 until 1960.
FAQs About the word halfpenny
an English coin worth half a penny
shred, kenning, pinch, fraction, whisper, ha'penny, drop, smidgen, atom, taste
slab, bushel, chunk, lump, slab, quantity, gob, gob, bushel, quantity
In the days of old, a halfpenny could buy a modest loaf of bread.
The newsboy offered to sell Tom a halfpenny newspaper.
The children saved their halfpennies to buy candy.
Farmers often paid their laborers halfpennies as compensation.
