🇬🇧 Crescent meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

A crescent is a shape that is curved and narrow, like a banana or the moon when it looks like a thin smile in the sky. It is wider in the middle and pointed at both ends. Crescents can be seen in the sky, in food (like croissants!), and even in drawings or decorations.

I tried to draw a crescent moon but it looked more like a banana doing yoga.

I saw a crescent in the sky and wished for a pet unicorn. It hasn’t come true yet.

I thought the moon was smiling at me with its crescent grin.

Mom made crescent-shaped sandwiches, and I was over the moon—literally!

My frown turned into a crescent smile when I saw the ice cream truck.

She found a crescent of light on the floor, a thin crescent of shadow by the door, a crescent cookie on the table, a crescent leaf in the bowl, and the small crescent moon in the sky; each crescent fit in her palm, and she smiled. She kept them gently, feeling calm.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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