falcate

Adjective Satellite

curved like a sickle
- "a falcate leaf"
- "falcate claws"
- "the falcate moon"

Adj

Shaped like a sickle.

Adjective

curved and tapering to a point

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin falcātus (“curved, sickle-shaped”), from falx (“sickle”, oblique stem in falc-) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Synonyms

falciform, sickle-shaped, drepaniform, falcated, falcular

Scrabble Score: 12

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

Words With Friends Score: 14

falcate is a valid Words With Friends word