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Noun: half-moon  'hãf'moon
  1. The crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail
    - lunula, lunule
     
  2. The time at which the Moon is at first or last quarter when half its face is illuminated

Derived forms: half-moons

Type of: area, phase of the moon, region

Part of: month, nail

Encyclopedia: Half-moon