The crescent moon and star is a symbol of Islam.
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Crescent
/ˈkɹɛ.zn̩t/
Synonyms for "crescent" (296 found)
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Closest matches (60)
achievementalerionalleyalleywayanimal chargeannuletargentarmorial bearingsarmoryarmsarterialarterial highwayarterial streetarteryartificial satelliteautobahnautorouteautostradaavenueazure
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bandeaubarbar sinisterbatonbearingsbelt highwaybendbend sinisterbiconcavebicornbilletblazonblazonryblind alleybloomingblossomingbordureboulevardbroad arrowbuddingburgeoningbypassbywaycadency markcamino realcantoncarriagewaycausewaycauseychapletchargechausseechevronchiefcirclecircumferentialcircusclose
Noun(2 words)
Strong matches (88)
coat of armscockatricecorduroy roadcorniformcoronetcounty roadcourtcrescendoingcrescent mooncrescent-shapedcrescenticcrescentiformcrescentlikecrestcrosscross molinecrowncul-de-saccynthiandead-end street
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decrescentdecrescent moondemilunedevelopeddevicedifferencedifferencingdikedirt roaddrivedrivewayeagleermineermineserminiteserminoisescutcheonexpandingexpresswayfalcatefalciformfalconfessfess pointfieldfileflanchfleur-de-lisflorescentflourishingfloweringfreewayfretfull fledgedfull grownfull moonfull-fledgedfull-grownfully developedfurfusilgarlandgibbous moongravel roadgriffingrowinggrowngrown upgrown-upgulesgyronhalf circlehalf moonhalf-moonharvest moonhatchmenthelmethemicycleheraldic devicehighroadhighwayhighways and bywayshonor pointhorn-shaped
Adjective(1 words)
Noun(3 words)
Related words (148)
hornedhorseshoehypertrophiedimpalementimpalingincreasingincrementalincrescentincrescent mooninescutcheonintensifyinginterstate highwaylabellanelengtheninglionlocal roadlozengelunarlunate
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lunetteluniformlunulalunularlunulemain dragmain roadmantlingmarshalingmartletmasclematuremenisciformmeniscoidmeniscusmetalmewsmoonmoon shapedmoon-shapedmoonlikemotorwaymottomulletmultiplyingnew moonnombril pointoctofoilon the increaseororb of nightordinaryorleoverdevelopedovergrownpalepalyparkwaypavepaved roadpeanpheonpikeplaceplank roadprimary highwayprivate roadproliferatingpurpurequadrantquarterquarteringqueen of heavenqueen of nightright-of-wayring roadroadroadbedroadwayroseroute nationalerowroyal roads-shapedsablesaltiresatellitescutcheonscythesecondary roadsectorsemicirclesemicircularsemilunarsextantshieldsicklesickle-likesickle-shapedsigmoidsilvery moonsnowballingspeedwayspread eaglespreadingsproutingstate highwaystreetsubordinarysuperhighwayswellingtenneterracethe wandering moonthoroughfarethrivingthrough streetthruwaytighteningtincturetoll roadtorsetownship roadtressureturnpiketwo-hornedunicornus highwayvairvertwaning crescent moonwaning moonwaxingwaxing crescent moonwaxing moonwet moonwreathwyndyale
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10 entriesIslamic crescentOttoman crescentcrescent broochcrescent mooncrescent pendantcrescent-shaped archcrescent-shaped bladecrescent-shaped notchfirst crescent phasesickle
Collocations
9 entriescrescent arccrescent boundarycrescent mooncrescent ornamentcrescent phasecrescent shapecrescent symbolcrescent wrenchcrescent-shaped
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
15 translations across 11 languages.
Finnish
1 entries- puolikuu noun (symbol used by many Islamic entities)
German
1 entries- Halbmond noun (symbol used by many Islamic entities)
Māori
2 entries- kape noun (a shape in a crescent)
- niko noun (a shape in a crescent)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- هلال noun (symbol used by many Islamic entities)
Persian
1 entries- ماهچه noun (symbol used by many Islamic entities)
Polish
2 entries- hilal noun (symbol used by many Islamic entities)
- półksiężyc noun (symbol used by many Islamic entities)
Portuguese
1 entries- crescente noun (symbol used by many Islamic entities)
Spanish
3 entries- creciente noun (symbol used by many Islamic entities)
- medialuna noun (a shape in a crescent)
- medialuna noun (symbol used by many Islamic entities)
Tamil
1 entries- பிறை noun (symbol used by many Islamic entities)
Tongan
1 entries- kalipa noun (a shape in a crescent)
Welsh
1 entries- cilgant noun (a shape in a crescent)
Sample sentences
17 total sentences available.
May 8 is World Red Cross Red Crescent Day.
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The Fertile Crescent is considered to be the cradle of civilization.
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The crescent moon still shone as the sun was rising over the skyline in the east.
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