| Definitions of 'moon' |
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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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| Definitions of 'moon' |
Webster 1913 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' |
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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