Definitions For Demilune

Noun

DEMILUNE (plural DEMILUNEs) A fortification constructed beyond the main ditch of a fortress, and in front of the curtain between two bastions, intended to defend the curtain; a ravelin. (biology) A crescentic mass of granular protoplasm present in the salivary glands.

Adjective

(not comparable) (of furniture) In the shape of a half-moon, i.e. semicircular.

Etymology

Borrowed from {{bor, en, fr, demi-lune}}.

Is Demilune a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
11
Words with Friends
15

The word Demilune is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends

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