half moons
Lunula on fingernails
Half moons are crescent shapes—the moon when less than half its face is illuminated.
The pale arc at the base of a fingernail is a half moon.
So is anything curved in that characteristic bow: half-moon glasses, a half-moon of melon on the plate.
Also spelled as one word or hyphenated.
Curved sickle-like arc
- arcCurved line segment
- semicircleHalf a ring
- curvatureDeviation from flatness
- curvedSmoothly bent, not angular
convex · concave · sliver · horns · sickle · bow · segment · gibbous
Distinct periods in sequence
- waxingCoating for shine
- waningGradually decreasing in intensity
- crescentCurved sickle-like arc
- gibbousConvexly swollen shape
lunation · tides · moonrise · moonset · lunar calendar · first quarter · last quarter · mare
Nail base crescent
- cuticleDead skin at nail base
- manicureCosmetic fingertip grooming
- nail bedTissue under fingernails
- nail plateVisible keratin fingertip layer
keratin · nail art · polish · buffing · nail growth · cuticle oil · nail care · base coat
Complete aggregate amount
- penumbraRegion of partial illumination
- umbraComplete shadow region
- coronaStar's outermost atmosphere
- syzygyTrilinear celestial arrangement
occultation · shadow · darkening · diamond ring · chromosphere · partial eclipse · lunar eclipse · solar eclipse
crescent
Curved sickle-like arc
- arcCurved line segment
- semicircleHalf a ring
- curvatureDeviation from flatness
curved · convex · concave · sliver · horns · sickle · bow · segment · gibbous · waxing
phases
Distinct periods in sequence
gibbous · lunation · tides · moonrise · moonset · lunar calendar · first quarter · last quarter · mare · craters
lunula
Nail base crescent
nail plate · keratin · nail art · polish · buffing · nail growth · cuticle oil · nail care · base coat · top coat
totality
Complete aggregate amount
syzygy · occultation · shadow · darkening · diamond ring · chromosphere · partial eclipse · lunar eclipse · solar eclipse · path of totality
reading glasses
Corrective lenses for close-up
- bifocalsDual-strength corrective lenses
- lensLight-focusing curved glass
- framesRigid enclosing structures
perched · nose bridge · rimless · Benjamin Franklin · spectacles
pierogi
Filled Central European dumpling
calzone · turnover · crimped · folded · stuffed · pockets · ricotta · spinach · meat filling · cheese filling
half moonsfull moons
Completely lit lunar phases
new moons · waxing gibbous · full moon · waning gibbous · new moon
half, moon, halves, halved, halving, halfway, moons, mooned, mooning