crescent

IPA: krˈɛsʌnt

The figure of the moon as it appears between its first or last quarter and the new moon, with concave and convex edges terminating in points.
Something shaped like a crescent, especially:
A curved pastry.
A curved street, often presenting a continuous façade, as of row houses.
(Islam) A representation of a crescent, used as a symbol of Islam.
(heraldry) The emblem of the waxing moon with horns directed upward, when used in a coat of arms; often used as a mark of cadency to distinguish a second son and his descendants.
(New Zealand) A crescent spanner.
(historical) Any of three orders of knighthood conferred upon foreigners to whom Turkey might be indebted for valuable services.
A crescentspot butterfly.

Examples of "crescent" in Sentences

The day the crescent is seen as a symbol of a loving embrace is the day Piglet will come alive and fly.
The word crescent has since been dropped, and I have a hunch he will be tweaking the overall design as well.
Currently, there were thirty-seven red spheres creating a thin crescent that nearly encapsulated the eleven closely packed blue spheres.
Yet here, instead, we have these undersized, generally sub-fresh jelly vessels where a warm, flakey, buttery crescent is supposed to be.
This crescent is significant to Islam and is borne on the state flags and official marquees of Muslim countries from Algeria to Indonesia.
Jim peered out the viewport and watched Vistaâ€ ™ s thin crescent disappearing behind them. â€œOk, â€ he said, â€œdouble nickel for the next two hours, then deceleration begins. â€