moon
noun
1. the natural satellite of the Earth
- the average distance to the Moon is 384,400 kilometers
- men first stepped on the moon in 1969
Definition categories: object
2. 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
Definition categories: object
3. the period between successive new moons (29.531 days)
Similar word(s): lunation
Definition categories: time, month
4. the light of the Moon
- moonlight is the smuggler's enemy
- the Moon was bright enough to read by
Similar word(s): moonlight, moonshine
Definition categories: phenomenon, light
5. 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)
Definition categories: person
6. any natural satellite of a planet
- Jupiter has sixteen moons
verb
1. have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake
Similar word(s): daydream
Definition categories: social, idle, laze, slug, stagnate
2. be idle in a listless or dreamy way
Definition categories: social, idle, laze, slug, stagnate
3. expose one's buttocks to
- moon the audience
Definition categories: perception, display, exhibit, expose
Sentences with moon as a verb:
- Sarah mooned over Sam's photograph for months.
- You've been mooning after her forever, why not just ask her out?