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Definition of Moon

1. Verb. Have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake. "Sam and Sue Moon over the results of the experiment"; "She looked out the window, daydreaming"

2. Noun. The natural satellite of the Earth. "Men first stepped on the moon in 1969"

3. Verb. Be idle in a listless or dreamy way.

4. Noun. Any object resembling a moon. "The clock had a moon that showed various phases"

5. Verb. Expose one's buttocks to. "Moon the audience"

6. Noun. The period between successive new moons (29.531 days).

7. Noun. The light of the Moon. "The Moon was bright enough to read by"

8. Noun. 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).

9. Noun. Any natural satellite of a planet. "Jupiter has sixteen moons"

Definition of Moon

1. n. 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. v. t. To expose to the rays of the moon.

3. v. i. To act if moonstruck; to wander or gaze about in an abstracted manner.

Definition of Moon

1. Proper noun. The Earth's moon; the sole natural satellite of the Earth, represented in astronomy and astrology by ?. ¹

2. Proper noun. (context: paganism) The god of the Moon in Heathenry. ¹

3. Proper noun. (surname) ¹

4. Noun. The largest satellite of Earth. ¹

5. Noun. Any natural satellite of a planet. ¹

6. Noun. (context: literary) A month, particularly a lunar month. ¹

7. Verb. (transitive colloquial) To display one’s buttocks to, typically as a jest, insult, or protest ¹

8. Verb. (intransitive colloquial) (''usually followed by'' '''over''' ''or'' '''after''') To fuss over something adoringly; to be infatuated with someone. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Moon

1. to spend time idly [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Moon

1. 1. 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. "The crescent moon, the diadem of night." (Cowper) 2. A secondary planet, or satellite, revolving about any member of the solar system; as, the moons of Jupiter or Saturn. 3. The time occupied by the moon in making one revolution in her orbit; a month. 4. A crescentlike outwork. See Half-moon. Moon blindness. Hemeralopia. Moon dial, a dial used to indicate time by moonlight. Moon face, a round face like a full moon. Moon madness, lunacy. Moon month, a lunar month. Moon trefoil, a shrubby species of medic (Medicago arborea). See Medic. Moon year, a lunar year, consisting of lunar months, being sometimes twelve and sometimes thirteen. Origin: OE. Mone, AS. Mona; akin to D. Maan, OS. & OHG. Mano, G. Mond, Icel. Mani, Dan. Maane, Sw. Mane, Goth. Mena, Lith. Men, L. Mensis month, Gr. Moon, month, Skr. Mas moon, month; prob. From a root meaning to measure (cf. Skr. Ma to measure), from its serving to measure the time. 271. Cf. Mete to measure, Menses, Monday, Month. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Moon

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