- cres|cent-shaped
- cres|cent-shaped «KREHS uhnt SHAYPT», adjective.having the shape of a crescent or new moon.
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cres´cent|like´ — cres|cent «KREHS uhnt», noun, adjective. –n. 1. the shape of the moon when it is small and thin. The moon is a crescent in its first and last quarter. 2. anything that curves in a similar way. A curved street or a curved row of houses is… … Useful english dictionary
cres|cent — «KREHS uhnt», noun, adjective. –n. 1. the shape of the moon when it is small and thin. The moon is a crescent in its first and last quarter. 2. anything that curves in a similar way. A curved street or a curved row of houses is sometimes called a … Useful english dictionary
crescent — cres•cent [[t]ˈkrɛs ənt[/t]] n. 1) a shape resembling a segment of a ring tapering to points at the ends 2) something, as a cookie, having this shape 3) astron. the figure of the moon in its first or last quarter, resembling such a shape 4)… … From formal English to slang
crescent — 1. Any figure of the shape of the moon in its first quarter. 2. The figure made by the gray columns or cornua on cross section of the spinal cord. 3. SYN: malarial c.. [L. cresco, pp. cretus, to grow] articular c. SYN: meniscus lens … Medical dictionary
Crescent — Cres cent (kr[e^]s sent), a. 1. Shaped like a crescent. [1913 Webster] Astarte, queen of heaven, with crescent horns. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Increasing; growing. [1913 Webster] O, I see the crescent promise of my spirit hath not set. Tennyson … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fertile Crescent — Fer′tile Cres′cent n. geg a crescent shaped agricultural region of the ancient Near East beginning at the Mediterranean Sea and extending between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers to the Persian Gulf … From formal English to slang
