semi

A large truck pulling a trailer, or the trailer itself, which has wheels only at the back.

• A semi blocked the road.
• She drives a semi across the country.
• Two semis were parked behind the warehouse.

Similar words: tractor-trailer, semi-trailer, eighteen-wheeler

Common phrases: drive a semi, a loaded semi, semi trailer

A match or round that decides who reaches the final of a competition.

• Our team reached the semi.
• She lost her semi in three sets.
• Both semis will be played on Saturday.

Similar words: semi-final

Common phrases: reach the semi, win a semi, in the semi

A house joined to one other house by a shared wall.

• They live in a semi.
• We bought a three-bedroom semi with a garden.
• Several semis on this street are for sale.

Similar words: semi-detached house

Common phrases: a three-bedroom semi, buy a semi, a suburban semi

A state in which the penis is partly hard but not fully hard.

• He had a semi.
• He felt embarrassed about getting a semi.
• The character jokes about his semi in the comedy.

Similar words: partial erection

Common phrases: have a semi, get a semi