crescent

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Synonyms: crescens, cresent, present, descent, resent, crescendo, canescent, prescient, virescent, excrescent, acescent

Antonyms: crescens, cresent, present, descent, resent, crescendo, canescent, prescient, virescent, excrescent, acescent

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Noun

1. {{sid|en|figure}} 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.
2. {{sid|en|crescent-like}} Something shaped like a crescent, especially:
3. {{sid|en|spanner}} {{lb|en|NZ}} A [[crescent spanner]].
4. {{sid|en|knighthood}} {{lb|en|historical}} Any of three [[order]]s of [[knighthood]] [[confer]]red upon [[foreigner]]s to whom [[Turkey]] might be indebted for valuable services.
5. {{sid|en|butterfly}} A [[crescentspot]] [[butterfly]].

Adjective

1. {{sid|en|waxing}} {{lb|en|dated|rare|literary}} Marked by an increase; {{l|en|wax|waxing|id=moon}}, like the moon.
2. {{sid|en|crescent-shaped}} [[shaped|Shaped]] like a crescent.

Verb

1. {{sid|en|to form}} {{lb|en|transitive}} To form a crescent shape.
2. {{sid|en|to decorate}} {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[decorate]] with crescents.

Proper noun

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