moon

Definitions

1. 1noun

   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.

2. 2noun

   A secondary planet, or satellite, revolving about any member of the solar system; as, the moons of Jupiter or Saturn.

3. 3noun

   The time occupied by the moon in making one revolution in her orbit; a month.

4. 4noun

   A crescentlike outwork. See Half-moon.

5. 5transitive verb

   To expose to the rays of the moon.

6. 6intransitive verb

   To act if moonstruck; to wander or gaze about in an abstracted manner.

7. 7noun

   any natural satellite of a planet

   "Jupiter has sixteen moons"

8. 8noun

   the natural satellite of the Earth

   "the average distance to the Moon is 384,400 kilometers"

   "men first stepped on the moon in 1969"

9. 9noun

   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"

10. 10noun

    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)

11. 11noun

    the light of the Moon

    "moonlight is the smuggler's enemy"

    "the Moon was bright enough to read by"

    Synonyms

    moonlightmoonshine
12. 12noun

    the period between successive new moons (29.531 days)

    Synonyms

    lunation
13. 13verb

    expose one's buttocks to

    "moon the audience"

14. 14verb

    be idle in a listless or dreamy way

15. 15verb

    have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake

    "She looked out the window, daydreaming"

    Synonyms

    daydream