half-moon Hear it!

half-moon definition

half·-moon (-mo̵̅o̅n′)

noun

  1. the moon in its first or last quarter phase
  2. anything shaped like a half-moon or crescent

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.