Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Shaped like a crescent; lunate; crescentiform.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective resembling the new moon in shape
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Examples
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Do you attempt to pronounce foreign words correctly, such as calling a crescent-shaped roll a cwaSAHN?
The Best American Poetry 2010 Amy Gerstler 2010
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Do you attempt to pronounce foreign words correctly, such as calling a crescent-shaped roll a cwaSAHN?
The Best American Poetry 2010 Amy Gerstler 2010
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Do you attempt to pronounce foreign words correctly, such as calling a crescent-shaped roll a cwaSAHN?
The Best American Poetry 2010 Amy Gerstler 2010
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Beyond this section, the cavern narrowed a bit and descended to a lower chamber and a crescent-shaped pool of greenish water, an honest-to-goodness underground lake.
The Omega Theory Mark Alpert 2011
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On my panty line was a long crescent-shaped gash held together by silver staples that glinted in the creases of my skin.
History of a Suicide Jill Bialosky 2011
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He recently built two crescent-shaped sand dunes on top of the Casa Monte na Comporta.
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The crescent-shaped space at Five Leaves reminded Johnny of a ship, and so the brothers decided on a nautical theme.
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"It took two times for the detox program to take on me," she says as she pets Zeus' black crescent-shaped beak.
Nancy Ruhling: Astoria Characters: The Lady and the Parrot Nancy Ruhling 2011
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Others stroll under gray skies along the crescent-shaped beach and through cliff-top residential neighborhoods where wild parrots squawk, gawking at houses owned by Hollywood stars.
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On my panty line was a long crescent-shaped gash held together by silver staples that glinted in the creases of my skin.
History of a Suicide Jill Bialosky 2011
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