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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
cres|cent-shaped — «KREHS uhnt SHAYPT», adjective. having the shape of a crescent or new moon … Useful english dictionary
cres|cent|ed — «KREHS uhn tihd», adjective. 1. formed as a crescent. 2. decorated with crescents … Useful english dictionary
ac|cres|cent — «uh KREHS uhnt», adjective. 1. growing; increasing. 2. Botany. growing larger after flowering. ╂[< Latin accrēscēns, entis, present participle of accrēscere grow, be added to; see etym. under accrete (Cf. ↑accrete)] … Useful english dictionary
con|cres|cent — «kon KREHS uhnt», adjective. growing together … Useful english dictionary
de|cres|cent — «dih KREHS uhnt», adjective. decreasing; growing gradually le; waning: »a decrescent moon … Useful english dictionary
in|cres|cent — «ihn KREHS uhnt», adjective. increasing or waxing: »The good Queen…sent, Between the increscent and decrescent moon, Arms for her son (Tennyson). ╂[< Latin incrēscēns, entis, present participle of incrēscere increase] … Useful english dictionary
cres·cent — /ˈkrɛsn̩t/ noun, pl cents 1 [singular] : the shape of the visible part of the moon when it is less than half full the crescent moon 2 [count] : a shape that is curved, wide at its center, and pointed at its two ends like a crescent moon ◇ The… … Useful english dictionary
cres — ac·cres·cence; ac·cres·cent; al·cres·ta; cir·cum·cres·cence; con·cres·cence; con·cres·cent; cres·cen·tic; cres·cent·oid; cres·cive; cres·co·graph; cres·o·tine; cres·o·tin·ic; cres·oxide; cres·set; cres·son; cres·sy; cres·well·i·an; cres·yl;… … English syllables
