English dictionary
Moon
/m/u/n/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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the natural satellite of the Earth
ExamplesThe average distance to the Moon is 384,400 kilometers.
Men first stepped on the moon in 1969.
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any object resembling a moon
ExamplesHe made a moon lamp that he used as a night light.
The clock had a moon that showed various phases.
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the period between successive new moons (29.531 days)
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the light of the Moon
ExamplesMoonlight is the smuggler's enemy.
The Moon was bright enough to read by.
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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)
Synonyms sun myung moonSource: WordNet 3.0
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any natural satellite of a planet
ExamplesJupiter has sixteen moons.
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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 <i>Lunar month</i>, under <u>Month</u>.
Source: webster1913
verb
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have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake
Synonyms daydreamSource: WordNet 3.0
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be idle in a listless or dreamy way
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expose one's buttocks to
ExamplesMoon the audience.
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To expose to the rays of the moon.
Source: webster1913
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To act if moonstruck; to wander or gaze about in an abstracted manner.
Source: webster1913