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

grandstand (iou) and half-deck (medicine)


grandstand (iou)



grandstand noun & verb. ['gran(d)stand] M19.
[from GRAND adjective1 + STAND noun1.]
A. noun. The principal stand for spectators at a racecourse or Other sporting venue. M19.
b. verb intrans. Perform with a view to getting applause from spectators in the grandstand; seek to attract favourable public or media attention. Chiefly as grandstanding verbal noun. E20.
R. Wright A prime minister who had tried to build an international reputation by grandstanding on the evils of apartheid. R. Bennett She embarrasses you when she's doing her revolutionary grandstanding bit.
Comb.: grandstand finish a close or exciting finish in a race or competition; grandstand play US a way of performing with a view to getting applause. grandstand view a very good view of events such as is afforded by a seat in a grandstand.
grandstander noun (a) a spectator in a grandstand; (b) a person who grandstands: L19.

half-deck (medicine)


half-deck


1. <zoology> A shell of the genus Crepidula; a boat shell. See Boat shell.

2. See Half deck, under Deck.

Source: Websters Dictionary