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1. (n.) moon
the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
2. moon
this body during a particular lunar month, or during a certain period of time, or at a certain point of time, regarded as a distinct object or entity.
3. moon
a lunar month, or, in general, a month.
4. moon
any planetary satellite:
the moons of Jupiter.
5. moon
something shaped like an orb or a crescent.
6. (v.i.) moon
to act or wander abstractedly, listlessly, or dreamily:
to moon about all day.
7. moon
to sentimentalize or remember nostalgically.
8. moon
Slang. to expose one's buttocks suddenly and publicly as a prank or gesture of disrespect.
9. (v.t.) moon
to spend (time) idly:
to moon the afternoon away.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME mone, OE mōna; c. OFris
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| Definition of 'MOON' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) Moon, moon
the natural satellite of the Earth
"the average distance to the Moon is 384,400 kilometers"; "men first stepped on the moon in 1969"
2. (noun) moon
any object resembling a moon
"he made a moon lamp that he used as a night light"; "the clock had a moon that showed various phases"
3. (noun) lunar month, moon, lunation, synodic month
the period between successive new moons (29.531 days)
4. (noun) moonlight, moonshine, Moon
the light of the Moon
"moonlight is the smuggler's enemy"; "the Moon was bright enough to read by"
5. (noun) Moon, Sun Myung Moon
United States religious leader (born in Korea) who founded the Unification Church in 1954; was found guilty of conspiracy to evade taxes (born in 1920)
6. (verb) moon
any natural satellite of a planet
"Jupiter has sixteen moons"
7. (verb) daydream, moon
have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake
"She looked out the window, daydreaming"
8. (verb) moon, moon around, moon on
be idle in a listless or dreamy way
9. (verb) moon
expose one's buttocks to
"moon the audience"
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1. (noun) moon
the moon
the bright sphere in the sky at night
The moon shone brightly.
2. moon
a sphere that moves around another planet
one of Saturn's moons
3. moon
once in a blue moon
very rarely
These days he visits us once in a blue moon.
4. moon
over the moon
extremely happy
You must be over the moon about winning.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) MOON
the celestial orb which revolves round the earth; the satellite of the earth; a secondary planet, whose light, borrowed from the sun, is reflected to the earth, and serves to dispel the darkness of night. The diameter of the moon is 2,160 miles, its mean distance from the earth is 240,000 miles, and its mass is one eightieth that of the earth. See Lunar month, under Month
2. (noun) MOON
a secondary planet, or satellite, revolving about any member of the solar system; as, the moons of Jupiter or Saturn
3. (noun) MOON
the time occupied by the moon in making one revolution in her orbit; a month
4. (noun) MOON
a crescentlike outwork. See Half-moon
5. (verb) MOON
to expose to the rays of the moon
6. (verb) MOON
to act if moonstruck; to wander or gaze about in an abstracted manner
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| Definitions of 'MOON' |
The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. MOON
the satellite of the earth, from which it is distant 238,800 m., and which revolves round it in 27-1/3 days, taking the same time to rotate on its own axis, so that it presents always the same side to us; is a dark body, and shines by reflection of the sun's light, its diameter 2165 m.; it has a rugged surface of mountains and valleys without verdure; has no water, no atmosphere, and consequently no life.
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. MOON
The natural satellite of the planet Earth. It includes the lunar cycles or phases, the lunar month, lunar landscapes, geography, and soil.
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Sense: the heavenly body that moves once round the earth in a month and reflects light from the sun
The moon was shining brightly; Spacemen landed on the moon.
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 Afrikaans: maan |
 Arabic: قَمَر |
 Bulgarian: Луна |
 Brazilian: lua |
 Czech: měsíc |
 German: der Mond |
 Danish: måne |
 Greek: φεγγάρι |
 Spanish: luna |
 Estonian: kuu |
 Farsi: ماه |
 Finnish: kuu |
 French: lune |
 Hebrew: יָרֵח |
 Hindi: चन्द्रमा |
 Croatian: Mjesec |
 Hungarian: hold |
 Indonesian: bulan |
 Icelandic: tungl, máni |
 Italian: luna |
 Japanese: 月 |
 Korean: 달 |
 Lithuanian: mėnulis |
 Latvian: mēness |
 Malay: bulan |
 Dutch: maan |
 Norwegian: måne |
 Polish: księżyc |
 Persian: ماه |
 Pashto: سپوژمى |
 Portuguese: lua |
 Romanian: lună |
 Russian: луна |
 Slovak: mesiac |
 Slovenian: Mesec |
 Serbian: mesec |
 Swedish: måne |
 Thai: แสงจันทร์ |
 Turkish: Ay |
 Taiwanese: 月亮 |
 Ukrainian: місяць; Місяць |
 Urdu: چاند |
 Vietnamese: mặt trăng |
 Chinese: 月亮 |
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