Moon
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- noun
- /muːn/
:
luna
- She admired the moon as it hung low in the evening sky, casting a silver glow.
- full Moon
- crescent Moon
- Sun and Moon
Praise be my Lord for Sister Moon, and for the stars.
- Praise be my Lord for Sister Moon, and for the stars.
- And so the sun's tides add to the moon's tides, right?
- It's almost like a full moon, but all day long.
- So we had no idea how the moon formed at the time.
- Everything was lit by the glow of the moon, leaving a cold lighting.
- It was a little glowing color of the moon, soft glow.
- I like invisibleness, except in the moon's strong broad rays.
- He flung the cats into the nameless moon of Arrochisia.
- You could imagine a shed on the moon with shelves of worms.
Examples
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During the eclipse, the moon passed directly in front of the sun, creating a stunning shadow.
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So we had no idea how the moon formed at the time.
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I never thought I would see the moon up close.
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Eventually, the date would be decided by the moon phase and by the weather.
Academic text (1994) -
We had the top down, the moon was shining, and we drove along the beach.
Fiction book (1990) -
At twelve thirty-five, the moon appears over the vacant lot, silent and critical, white and cool.
Fiction book (1990) -
We may see our first view of the new crescent moon very low in the southwest at sundown.
Academic text (1990) -
At night, the moon shone brightly, illuminating the path through the forest.
Synonyms
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A natural body that moves around a planet or star, like the Moon
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A natural object in space like a star or planet that you can see in the sky
Idioms
- Informal
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Tell someone you will do something very big although you cannot do it
Compounds
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A full moon that comes soon after the start of autumn and gives extra light for farmers
- Literature
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A shape people imagine on the moon's surface that looks like a face
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The moon looks red during a total eclipse when it passes into Earth's shadow because Earth's air filters sunlight
- Specialized
A small tree grown for its pretty, deeply cut leaves that turn bright red in autumn
- Specialized
A smooth rounded sea snail shell with a small top often found on sandy beaches
- UK
A small evergreen bush with soft hairy leaves, yellow summer flowers, and snail-shaped seed pods
- Archaic
Poor sight at night in people and animals often caused by lack of vitamin A
- UK
A plant with tall stems, thin leaves, and clusters of small white or pink flowers
- NSFW
A person who secretly brings goods into or out of a country to avoid paying taxes
- UK
A person who brings goods into or out of a country secretly to avoid paying taxes
- Archaic
A curved part of a fort wall shaped like a half moon for defenders to fire on attackers
A time when the Moon looks like a thin crescent at the start of a new moon cycle
How Bright
Surface Forms
Etymology
Moon comes from an old English word mōna that meant 'measure'. People used the Moon's regular changes to measure time, and its name gave us the word month, so the Moon became the sky's natural clock and the bright object that marks months and lights the night.