1
: the moon when half its disk appears illuminated
2
: something shaped like a crescent
3
: the lunule of a fingernail
half-moon
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Celebrity nail artist Queenie Nguyen painted a black half-moon at the base of the nail and a diffused airbrush effect on the tip against a dark neon pink base.
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Audrey Noble, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2025
This half-moon, pink-sand area is also one of the few beaches in Bermuda where lifeguards are on duty (May to September).
—Sandy Allen, AFAR Media, 10 Jan. 2025
The flames are visible for miles down the city’s famous coastline, a half-moon crescent of sand that is usually domed by blue sky.
—The Staff Of The Morning, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Then a metal mold called a pasta die determined the shape of the ravioli: square, circle, half-moon.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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Audrey Noble, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2025
This half-moon, pink-sand area is also one of the few beaches in Bermuda where lifeguards are on duty (May to September).
—Sandy Allen, AFAR Media, 10 Jan. 2025
The flames are visible for miles down the city’s famous coastline, a half-moon crescent of sand that is usually domed by blue sky.
—The Staff Of The Morning, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Then a metal mold called a pasta die determined the shape of the ravioli: square, circle, half-moon.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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