noun
1. the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail (Freq. 1)
• Part Holonyms: ↑nail
2. the time at which the Moon is at first or last quarter when half its face is illuminated
• Hypernyms: ↑phase of the moon
• Hyponyms: ↑first quarter, ↑last quarter
• Part Holonyms: ↑month
Useful english dictionary. 2012.