English dictionary
crescent
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Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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Shaped like a crescent.
Source: webster1913
noun
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any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters
Source: WordNet 3.0
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The increasing moon; the moon in her first quarter, or when defined by a concave and a convex edge; also, applied improperly to the old or decreasing moon in a like state.
Source: webster1913
adjective satellite
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resembling the new moon in shape
Source: WordNet 3.0
verb
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To form into a crescent, or something resembling a crescent.
Source: webster1913