Moon - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
the clock had a moon that showed various phases
- the light of the Moon (syn: moonlight, moonshine)
- any natural satellite of a planet
verb
- be idle in a listless or dreamy way
- expose one's buttocks to
Extra examples
The telescope makes the craters on the surface of the moon incredibly clear.
Europa and Io are both moons of Jupiter.
One of the boys mooned the crowd.
One of the boys mooned at the crowd.
The moon wanes.
The moon waxes.
The moon comes out.
It was raining and there was no moon (=the moon could not be seen).
I was doing nine moon for screwing. (J. Curtis)
I did nothing whatever, except moon about the house and gardens. (J. K. Jerome)
Jupiter has sixteen moons
In a solar eclipse, the moon passes between the sun and the Earth.
The light of the moon
The photographs show depressions in the moon's surface.
Many ancient cultures worshipped the sun and moon.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: moon
he/she/it: moons
present participle: mooning
past tense: mooned
past participle: mooned
singular: moon
plural: moons
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