See Also: half moon(dictionary)
red half-moon(medicine)
Half-moon(medicine)
half moon(dictionary)
Heysham (Half Moon Bay) Beach(tourism)
Half-Rother, Half-Sister - Horse Racing(gambling)
Half-Brother, Half-Sister - Horse Racing(gambling)
Half Half Full - Freestyle Skating(gambling)
Half Full Half - Freestyle Skating(gambling)
Half Half - Freestyle Skating(gambling)

reflation (iou) and half moon (iou)


reflation (iou)



reflation noun. M20.
[from RE- after deflation, inflation.]
Inflation (esp. as a deliberate policy) designed or tending to restore an economy etc. to its previous condition after deflation.
reflationary adjective characterized by or leading to reflation M20.
reflationist noun an advocate of a policy of reflation M20.

half moon (iou)



half moon noun phr. & adjective. [h¨»:f mu:n] As adjective usu. half-moon. LME.
[from HALF- + MOON noun.]
A. noun.
The moon when only half its disc is illuminated; the time when this occurs; loosely a crescent. LME.
Something shaped like a half moon or crescent; a semicircular object; spec. the white crescent-shaped mark at the base of a fingernail. L16.
Fortification. A demilune. M17.
b. adjective. Shaped like a half moon or crescent; spec. designating spectacles with lenses shaped like half moons. L16.
half-mooned adjective (long rare) shaped like a half moon, semilunate E17.