Synonyms for half-moons
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : haf-moon, hahf- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈhæfˈmun, ˈhɑf- |
Top 10 synonyms for half-moons Other synonyms for the word half-moons
- catenary
- celestial body
- chord
- circle
- circuit
- circumference
- compass
- concave figure
- concavity
- convex figure
- crescent
- cresentoid
- crook
- curlicue
- curvation
- curvature
- curve
- demilune
- ellipse
- festoon
- flexure
- full moon
- hairpin
- half-moon
- heavenly body
- helix
- horned moon
- hornlike
- horseshoe
- hyperbola
- incurvation
- incurvature
- lune
- meniscus
- new moon
- ogee
- old moon
- orb of night
- parabola
- planetoid
- pumpkin
- quarter-moon
- quirk
- rondure
- round
- satellite
- sickle
- sinuosity
- sweep
- swerve
- turn
- vault
- whorl
Définition of half-moons
- As in arc : noun curve
- As in moon : noun earth' s satellite
- As in crescent : noun sickle-shaped object
- As in curve : noun arched, rounded line or object
- All the kiosks, rotundas, and minarets are bright with banners and half-moons.
- Extract from : « 'Midst the Wild Carpathians » by Mr Jkai
- Can curtains and bastions—fosses and half-moons, exclude intelligence as effectually as they do an enemy?
- Extract from : « Arthur O'Leary » by Charles James Lever
- May ye break your wings on the horns of our half-moons, as ye whirl past them in your hosts!
- Extract from : « 'Midst the Wild Carpathians » by Mr Jkai
- The half-moons of his nails were perfect and when he smiled you caught a glimpse of a row of childish white teeth.
- Extract from : « Dubliners » by James Joyce
- I think I rather startled him, for he looked at me for a long while over the half-moons in his glasses before he spoke.
- Extract from : « Paradise Garden » by George Gibbs
- Cut the oranges in half—two or three will suffice—leave mirabelles and cherries whole; apricots cut in half-moons.
- Extract from : « Choice Cookery » by Catherine Owen
- They were generally round and about 10 feet in diameter; but some were half-moons and quite a breastwork.
- Extract from : « The Expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike, Volume I (of 3) » by Elliott Coues
- She pushed back the half-moons of his fingers with an orange stick dipped in cold-cream.
- Extract from : « Just Around the Corner » by Fannie Hurst
- They were a number of half-moons, little stars, triangles, and other figures of ivory.
- Extract from : « Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers » by Various
- On the half-moons commanding the river, gunners were busy about our sakers, falcons, and three culverins.
- Extract from : « To Have and To Hold » by Mary Johnston
Antonyms for half-moons
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