moon

Meanings

Noun

• the natural satellite of the Earth
  • "the average distance to the Moon is 384,400 kilometers"
  • "men first stepped on the moon in 1969"
• 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"
• the period between successive new moons (29.531 days)
• the light of the Moon
  • "moonlight is the smuggler's enemy"
  • "the Moon was bright enough to read by"
• 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)
• any natural satellite of a planet
  • "Jupiter has sixteen moons"

Verb

• have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake
• be idle in a listless or dreamy way
• expose one's buttocks to
  • "moon the audience"

Synonyms

daydream, lunar month, lunation, moon around, moon on, moonlight, moonshine, Sun Myung Moon, synodic month