moon
see also: Moon
Pronunciation
Moon
Proper noun
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see also: Moon
Pronunciation
- IPA: /muːn/
(with "the", singulare tantum) Alternative letter-case form of Moon#English|Moon; the Earth's only permanent natural [[satellite]].
moon (plural moons)
(colloquial, by extension of Moon) Any natural satellite of a planet. - The stargazer observed the moons of Jupiter for over a year.
- That's no moon, you idiot... it's a space station!
- (literary) A month, particularly a [[lunar month]].
- 2002, Russell Allen, "Incantations of the Apprentice", on Symphony X, The Odyssey.
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- They stayed with their aunt and uncle for many moons.
- 2002, Russell Allen, "Incantations of the Apprentice", on Symphony X, The Odyssey.
- A crescent-like [[outwork in a fortification]].
- The moons surrounding the city walls were built in the sixteenth century.
- The eighteenth trump/[[major arcana card of the Tarot]].
- (cartomancy) The thirty-second Lenormand card.
- (card games) In hearts, the action of taking all the point cards in one hand.
- (Earth's sole natural satellite) Moon
- (natural satellite of a planet) satellite, natural satellite
- (month) calendar month, lunar month, month
- See also Thesaurus:moon
moon (moons, present participle mooning; past and past participle mooned)
- (transitive, colloquial) To display one's buttocks to, typically as a jest, insult, or protest.
- The hooligans mooned the riot police.
- It was ill-advised of Sam to moon the photographer during the shoot.
- (intransitive, US, colloquial) (usually followed by over or after) To fuss over something adoringly; to be infatuated with someone.
- Sarah mooned over Sam's photograph for months.
- You've been mooning after her forever; why not just ask her out?
- To spend time idly, absent-mindedly.
- (transitive) To expose to the rays of the Moon.
- If they have it to be exceeding white indeed, they seethe it yet once more, after it hath been thus sunned and mooned.
- (transitive) To adorn with moons or crescents.
- (cryptocurrency) Of a coin or token: to rise in price rapidly.
- It is impractical if a currency moons and plummets often.
- (card games) To shoot the moon.
- month
- moonsick
Moon
Proper noun
The Earth's moon [[Luna; the sole natural satellite]] of the Earth, represented in astronomy and astrology by ☾. - (paganism) The god of the Moon in Heathenry.
- Surname
The 54th sura (chapter) of the [[Qur'an]].
- French: lune, Lune
- German: Mond, Erdtrabant, Erdsatellit
- Italian: Luna
- Portuguese: Lua
- Russian: Луна́
- Spanish: Luna
- Russian: Аль-Ка́мар
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