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Definition of Half-moon

1. Noun. The crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail.

2. Noun. The time at which the Moon is at first or last quarter when half its face is illuminated.

Definition of Half-moon

1. Noun. the moon, in its first or last quarter, when only half the face is illuminated ¹

2. Noun. anything shaped like a crescent, especially the base of a fingernail ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Half-moon

1. 1. The moon at the quarters, when half its disk appears illuminated. 2. The shape of a half-moon; a crescent. "See how in warlike muster they appear, In rhombs, and wedges, and half-moons, and wings." (Milton) 3. An outwork composed of two faces, forming a salient angle whose gorge resembles a half-moon; now called a ravelin. 4. A marine, sparoid, food fish of California (Caesiosoma Californiense). The body is ovate, blackish above, blue or gray below. Synonym: medialuna. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Half-moon

half-integer half-integers half-intensity half-jacket half-length half-life half-light half-line half-lives half-long vowel

half-mast half-measure half-metal half-metallic half-monthly half-moon (current term) half-moons half-naked half-nephew half-niece

half-noble half-nobles half-open half-open interval half-past half-pay half-pint half-pints half-pipe half-pipes

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