half-open
chess (of a file) having a pawn or pawns of only one colour on it
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How to use half-open in a sentence
A few blocks up, the doors are half-open with bare lightbulbs above them.
Golden Dawn’s Violent War Against Immigrants in Greece | Barbie Latza Nadeau | June 19, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTShe heard through the half-open door Mr. Orgreave's slippers on the tiles of the passage leading to the stairs.
Hilda Lessways | Arnold BennettIf we look sharp, we shall soon find on them a handsome half-open cone.
The Nursery, July 1873, Vol. XIV. No. 1 | VariousVery pale, her mouth half open, Marguerite tried to recover breath.
Camille (La Dame aux Camilias) | Alexandre Dumas, filsThe most beautiful women peep modestly out of the half-open bailis.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida Pfeiffer
He is here shown seated on a curule chair, wearing a Roman toga, and holding a half open scroll in his hand.
The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry Withrow
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