Meaning & Definition of Moon in English
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Moon
/mun/
noun
1. The natural satellite of the earth
- "The average distance to the moon is 384,400 kilometers"
- "Men first stepped on the moon in 1969"
synonym:
- Moon,
- moon
2. 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"
synonym:
- moon
3. The period between successive new moons (29.531 days)
synonym:
- lunar month,
- moon,
- lunation,
- synodic month
4. The light of the moon
- "Moonlight is the smuggler's enemy"
- "The moon was bright enough to read by"
synonym:
- moonlight,
- moonshine,
- Moon
5. 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)
synonym:
- Moon,
- Sun Myung Moon
6. Any natural satellite of a planet
- "Jupiter has sixteen moons"
synonym:
- moon
verb
1. Have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake
- "She looked out the window, daydreaming"
synonym:
- daydream,
- moon
2. Be idle in a listless or dreamy way
synonym:
- moon,
- moon around,
- moon on
3. Expose one's buttocks to
- "Moon the audience"
synonym:
- moon
Examples of using
There is nothing new under the moon.
The moon turns the roofs in the village to silver.
Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.