lunate

Meanings

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

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

crescent, crescent-shaped, semilunar

Scrabble Score: 6

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

Words With Friends Score: 9

lunate is a valid Words With Friends word