crescent
US /ˈkrɛsənt/
・UK /ˈkresnt/
B2
adjective
- Curved in shape with narrow ends and wider middle
- Increasing or growing.
- Shaped like a crescent.
noun
- Curved shape with pointed ends and a wider middle
- A street or row of buildings in a curved shape.
- A shape resembling a curved sickle or the horns of the new moon.
- A crescent shape used as a symbol, especially of Islam.