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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

half-moon Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • use: To replace a damaged area, dig out a square of turf using a half-moon edging iron.

Adjective modifier

  • black: The faces of all were painted red with a black half-moon on the forehead or on one cheek.

Modifies a noun

  • glass: And when Mal took their hands to lead them away, Santa pulled down his half-moon glasses and winked.
  • shape: The lines of canvas structures are barely distinguishable from the low-lying dunes that surround them, their half-moon shapes disappearing into the wind-whipped haze.
  • spectacle: He looks the epitome of the establishment: immaculately groomed silver hair, half-moon spectacles and an extremely courteous manner.
  • edger: First make an H-shaped cut over the affected area using a half-moon edger against a straight-edge.
  • hood: A kid's rectangular sleeping bag with a half-moon hood.
  • bay: The hotel was conceived as a romantic hideaway set deep into its own forested grounds on a virgin half-moon bay.