lunate

Plural: lunates

Adjective Satellite

resembling the new moon in shape

Adj

Shaped like a crescent.

Noun

A small stone artifact, probably an arrowhead, with a blunt straight edge and a sharpened, crescent-shaped back, especially characteristic of the Mesolithic Period
The lunate bone

Adjective

Having the shape of a crescent moon.

Examples

a lunate beak
The arc of tiles on the board formed a LUNATE shape, waiting for a hook.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin lūnātus (“crescent-shaped”), from lūna (“moon”).

Synonyms

crescent, crescent-shaped, semilunar

Scrabble Score: 6

lunate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
lunate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lunate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

lunate: valid Words With Friends Word