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Meaning of 'moon' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Moon [ 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.
- A secondary planet, or satellite, revolving about any member of the solar system; as, the moons of Jupiter or Saturn.
- The time occupied by the moon in making one revolution in her orbit; a month.
- A crescentlike outwork. See Half-moon.
2 . Moon [ v. i.]
- To act if moonstruck; to wander or gaze about in an abstracted manner.
3 . Moon [ v. t.]
- To expose to the rays of the moon.

Meaning of 'moon' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . moon [ n]
Meaning (1):
- any object resembling a moon
Example in sentence:
  • he made a moon lamp that he used as a night light;
  • the clock had a moon that showed various phases
Meaning (2):
- any natural satellite of a planet
Example in sentence:
  • Jupiter has sixteen moons
Meaning (3):
- the natural satellite of the Earth
Example in sentence:
  • men first stepped on the moon in 1969;
  • the average distance to the Moon is 384,400 kilometers
Meaning (4):
- the light of the Moon
Example in sentence:
  • moonlight is the smuggler's enemy;
  • the Moon was bright enough to read by
5 . moon [ v]
Meaning (5):
- expose one's buttocks to
Example in sentence:
  • moon the audience
Meaning (6):
- have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake
Example in sentence:
  • She looked out the window, daydreaming

Nearby Words:

moo mood mooder moodily moodiness moodir moodish moodishly moody mooed

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