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moon-face

moon-face noun: a noticeably round face.

Noun

moon-face (countable and uncountable, plural moon-faces)

  1. A noticeably round face.
    • Her white-powdered moon-face pondered the small mystery for a short time only.1956, Anthony Burgess, Time for a Tiger (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 46
  2. A swollen and rounded face in a non-obese patient, most often associated with Cushing's syndrome or treatment with corticosteroids.
    Synonyms:
    moon facies

Synonyms of moon-face

Forms of moon-face

pluralmoon-faces
alternative formmoonface
alternative formmoon face

Origin of moon-face

From moon + face.

Questions about moon-face

What does moon-face mean?
Moon-face means a noticeably round face.
What part of speech is moon-face?
Moon-face is a noun.
What is the plural of moon-face?
The plural of moon-face is moon-faces.

Words near moon-face in the dictionary

  1. moon-child
  2. moon-children
  3. moon-eye
  4. moon-eyed
  5. moon-eyes
  6. moon-face
  7. moon-faced
  8. moon-faces
  9. moon-flask
  10. moon-flasks
  11. moon-flood

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