Meaning

4 senses
  1. The moon in its first or last quarter when only half the visible face is illuminated; a quarter moon.

    Halbmond

    полуме́сяцpolumésjac

    півмі́сяцьpivmísjacʹ

    the time at which the Moon is at first or last quarter when half its face is illuminated

  2. Anything shaped like a crescent, especially the base of a fingernail.

    Halbmond

    полуме́сяцpolumésjac

    півмі́сяцьpivmísjacʹ

    the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail

  3. A semicircular or crescent-shaped Filipino butter cookie.

  4. Synonym of black and white (“type of cookie”).

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
the moon in its first or last quarter:
Русский
By meaning 1
the moon in its first or last quarter:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the moon in its first or last quarter:

Forms

plural: half-moons

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail:lunulalunule

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
half-moon — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto