moon

A1
Pronunciation
/muːn/
/muːn/
Noun
6 definition(s)
1 Definition

(by extension of Moon) Any natural satellite of a planet.

Example Sentences
  • That's no moon, you idiot... it's a space station!
2 Definition

A month, particularly a lunar month.

Example Sentences
  • They stayed with their aunt and uncle for many moons.
3 Definition

A crescent-like outwork in a fortification.

Example Sentences
  • The moons surrounding the city walls were built in the sixteenth century.
4 Definition

The eighteenth trump/major arcana card of the Tarot.

5 Definition

The thirty-second Lenormand card.

6 Definition

In hearts, the action of taking all the point cards in one hand.

Verb
7 definition(s)
1 Definition

To display one's buttocks to, typically as a jest, insult, or protest.

Example Sentences
  • It was ill-advised of Sam to moon the photographer during the shoot.
2 Definition

(usually followed by over or after) To fuss over something adoringly; to be infatuated with someone.

Example Sentences
  • Sarah mooned over Sam's photograph for months.
3 Definition

To spend time idly, absent-mindedly.

4 Definition

To expose to the rays of the Moon.

5 Definition

To adorn with moons or crescents.

6 Definition

(cryptocurrency) Of a coin or token: to rise in price rapidly.

Example Sentences
  • It is impractical if a currency moons and plummets often.
7 Definition

To shoot the moon.

Proper noun
4 definition(s)
1 Definition

The Earth's moon Luna; the sole natural satellite of the Earth, represented in astronomy and astrology by ☾.

2 Definition

The god of the Moon in Heathenry.

3 Definition

A surname.

4 Definition

The 54th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.