Moon

/mu:n/
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Definition

  1. Noun:

    • The natural satellite of the Earth: The large celestial body that orbits Earth and is visible by reflected sunlight.
    • Any natural satellite of a planet: A similar body that orbits any planet.
    • Moonlight: The light that comes from the moon.
    • A month, specifically a lunar month: The period of time (about 29.5 days) between successive new moons.
    • An object resembling the moon: Something that has a round or crescent shape similar to the moon.

  2. Verb:

    • To behave in an idle, listless, or dreamy way: To move or act without energy or purpose, often while thinking about other things.
    • To expose one's buttocks as a prank or insult: To show one's bare buttocks to someone, typically in a humorous or rude gesture.
Examples of Usage

  • Noun:

    • The full moon was incredibly bright last night.
    • Jupiter has many moons, including the large Ganymede.
    • We walked home by the light of the moon.
    • The project will take about a moon to complete.
    • The old clock had a painted moon that showed its phases.

  • Verb:

    • He just mooned about the house all day, doing nothing.
    • The rebellious student was expelled for mooning the principal during the assembly.
Advanced Usage
  • "To moon over someone/something": To think or behave in a dreamy, lovesick, or infatuated way about someone or something.
    • She spent the summer mooning over her favorite pop star.
Variants and Related Words
  • Moony (adjective): Dreamy, listless, or resembling the moon.
    • He had a moony expression on his face during the lecture.
  • Moonless (adjective): Dark due to the absence of moonlight.
    • It was a moonless night, and the path was hard to see.
Synonyms
  • Noun (for Earth's moon): Satellite, orb.
  • Verb (to act idly): Daydream, dawdle, loaf.
  • Verb (to expose buttocks): Flash (informal).
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
  • Moon about/around: To move or act in a listless, aimless, or dreamy manner.
    • Stop mooning about and help me with these chores.
Related Idioms
  • Once in a blue moon: Very rarely.
    • He only visits his hometown once in a blue moon.
  • Cry for the moon: To ask for something that is impossible to get.
    • Demanding a perfect solution is just crying for the moon.
  • Over the moon: To be extremely pleased or happy.
    • She was over the moon when she got the promotion.
Verb
  1. expose one's buttocks to
    • moon the audience
  2. be idle in a listless or dreamy way
  3. have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake
    • She looked out the window, daydreaming
Noun
  1. any natural satellite of a planet
    • Jupiter has sixteen moons
  2. 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)
  3. the light of the Moon
    • moonlight is the smuggler's enemy
    • the Moon was bright enough to read by
  4. the period between successive new moons (29.531 days)
  5. 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
  6. the natural satellite of the Earth
    • the average distance to the Moon is 384,400 kilometers
    • men first stepped on the moon in 1969

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