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HALF-MOON

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

half-moon; lunula; lunule

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("half-moon" is a kind of...):

area; region (a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve)

Holonyms ("half-moon" is a part of...):

nail (horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Hypernyms ("half-moon" is a kind of...):

phase of the moon (a time when the Moon presents a particular recurring appearance)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "half-moon"):

first quarter (the first fourth of the Moon's period of revolution around the Earth)

last quarter (the last fourth of the Moon's period of revolution around the Earth)

Holonyms ("half-moon" is a part of...):

month (a time unit of approximately 30 days)

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