English Explanatory Dictionary

half-moon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The moon in its first or last quarter when only half the visible face is illuminated; a quarter moon.
  2. Anything shaped like a crescent, especially the base of a fingernail.
  3. A semicircular or crescent-shaped Filipino butter cookie.
  4. Synonym of black and white (“type of cookie”).

Pronunciation

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Word forms

half-moon half-moons halfmoon half moon

Etymology

From half- + moon.

Synonyms

black and white

Derived words

half-mooned
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