Phrase Hound found 23 phrases and 19 compound words that contain crescent. The most common are listed below. Open crescent in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 23
- Red CrescentA branch of the Red Cross that operates in Muslim countries.
- Fertile CrescentA crescent-shaped geographic region of fertile land in the Middle East in Western Asia, stretching from present-day Iraq through eastern Turkey to Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Palestine, Egypt and Cyprus.
- crescent moonThe Moon as it appears early in its first quarter or late in its last quarter, when only a small arc-shaped section of the visible portion is illuminated by the Sun.
- Turkish crescentA percussion instrument traditionally used by military bands, consisting of an upright pole topped with a conical brass ornament and crescent-shaped crosspieces, with bells attached.
- Crescent CityNickname for New Orleans: a city in Louisiana, United States.
- Crescent GroupAn island group of Xisha district, Sansha, Hainan, China (claimed areas encompass areas administered or claimed by China (PRC), Taiwan (ROC), and Vietnam).
- Crescent HeadA locality in the Kempsey council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- Crescent MillsA census-designated place in Plumas County, California, United States.
- Crescent SpringsA city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States.
- Crescent ValleyA census-designated place in Eureka County, Nevada, United States.
- Golden CrescentAn opium-producing region in Central Asia, located between the mountain ranges of Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
- La CrescentA city in Houston County, Minnesota, United States.
- Mornington CrescentA fictional game of complicated strategy in which players move around a map of the London Underground.
- crescent freshVery fresh.
- crescent rolla croissant.
- crescent rollsplural of crescent roll: a croissant.
- crescent wrenchSynonym of crescent spanner: An open-end adjustable spanner with a worm-drive thumbwheel. When the term adjustable spanner or adjustable wrench is used, this type (branded with any of many brands) is usually the type meant.
- crescent-shapedHaving the shape of a crescent, with inner and outer curves of different radii.
- yellow-crescent blister beetlePyrota insulata, a species of black and orange blister beetle found in the United States and Mexico.
- crescent moonsplural of crescent moon: The Moon as it appears early in its first quarter or late in its last quarter, when only a small arc-shaped section of the visible portion is illuminated by the Sun.
- crescent spannerAn open-end adjustable spanner with a worm-drive thumbwheel. When the term adjustable spanner or adjustable wrench is used, this type (branded with any of many brands) is usually the type meant.
- crescent spannersplural of crescent spanner: An open-end adjustable spanner with a worm-drive thumbwheel. When the term adjustable spanner or adjustable wrench is used, this type (branded with any of many brands) is usually the type meant.
- yellow-crescent blister beetlesplural of yellow-crescent blister beetle: Pyrota insulata, a species of black and orange blister beetle found in the United States and Mexico.
Compound words 19
- crescenticGrowing, increasing, gaining size, etc.
- equicrescentIncreasing by equal increments.
- crescentiformHaving a crescent shape.
- crescentspotA member of the Melitaeini, a tribe of brush-footed butterflies with crescent-shaped white spots on the red or brown wings.
- crescentwiseIn the form of a crescent.
- crescentchestAny of several species of birds from South America, in the genus Melanopareia.
- crescentlikeResembling or characteristic of a crescent.
- crescentoidApproaching a crescent shape.
- semicrescentA half crescent.
- crescentialCrescent-shaped; crescentic.