26984 words

crescent

4 definitions • 2 examples
1
(something with) a curved shape that has two narrow pointed ends, like the moon when it is less than half of a circle:

Examples:

The moon was a brightly shining crescent.
2
a row of houses or a road built in a curve:

Examples:

They live at 15 Park Crescent.
3
a curved shape that has two narrow pointed ends
4
A crescent moon is the moon when more than half the side you can see is dark.

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