noun
- The natural satellite of the Earth.
- usage: "the average distance to the Moon is 384, 400 kilometers"; "men first stepped on the moon in 1969"
- Any object resembling a moon.
- usage: "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.
- synonyms: lunar month, lunation, synodic month
- The light of the Moon.
- usage: "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.
- synonyms: Sun Myung Moon
- Any natural satellite of a planet.
- usage: "Jupiter has sixteen moons"
verb
- Have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake.
- usage: "She looked out the window, daydreaming"
- synonyms: daydream
- Be idle in a listless or dreamy way.
- synonyms: moon around, moon on
- Expose one's buttocks to.
- usage: "moon the audience"
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