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 moon moon /ˈmuːn/

noun

  1. () Any object resembling a moon  ( moon )
    any object resembling a moon
     He made a moon lamp that he used as a night light
    he made a moon lamp that he used as a night light
     The clock had a moon that showed various phases
    the clock had a moon that showed various phases
  2. Any natural satellite of a planet  ( moon )
    any natural satellite of a planet
     Jupiter has sixteen moons
    Jupiter has sixteen moons
  3. The period between successive new moons (29.531 days)  ( lunar month , moon , synodic month , lunation )
    the period between successive new moons (29.531 days)

verb

  1. Expose one's buttocks to  ( moon )
    expose one's buttocks to
     Moon the audience
    moon the audience
  2. Be idle in a listless or dreamy way  ( moon , moon around , moon on )
    be idle in a listless or dreamy way
  3. Have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake  ( daydream , moon )
    have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake
     She looked out the window, daydreaming
    She looked out the window, daydreaming

 Moon

    noun

    1. () The natural satellite of the Earth  ( Moon )
      the natural satellite of the Earth
       The average distance to the Moon is 384,400 kilometers
      the average distance to the Moon is 384,400 kilometers
       Men first stepped on the moon in 1969
      men first stepped on the moon in 1969
    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)  ( Moon , Sun Myung Moon )
      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  ( Moon , moonshine , moonlight )
      the light of the Moon
       Moonlight is the smuggler's enemy
      moonlight is the smuggler's enemy
       The Moon was bright enough to read by
      the Moon was bright enough to read by