moon
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3.7
- noun
- /muːn/
- Specialized
- And look at that, tomorrow is the new moon.
- new moon
- days from new moon
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- And part of this mermaid culture is that you have to come to land and you have one moon cycle to help a human.
Examples
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The lunar calendar consists of 12 months, each beginning with a new moon.
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One particularly auspicious day each month, as dictated by the full-moon day, several hundred monks emerge in close succession.
Academic text (2005) -
Is today the day of the full moon?
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To celebrate the union of our houses, I propose to meet in peace at new moon.
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Lily was surprised because the monthly full moon dance was that night.
Fiction book (1994) -
But there's a full moon rising. "Let's go dancing in the light."
Fiction book (1997) -
Della thought of the new moon, the starry doors open above her.
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September and its fiery leaves and harvest moons would be here soon enough.
Fiction book (1996) -
October 11-13: The waning crescent moon passes between Gemini and Leo in the morning sky.
Academic text (1990) -
Every October, beginning on the fifth waxing moon day, pilgrims flock to the pagoda for the annual three-week festival.
Academic text (2004)
Synonyms
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1.0
A period of about four weeks or one of the twelve parts of the year
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3.6
About 29 and a half days from one new moon to the next
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9.9
The time from one new moon to the next, about 29 and a half days
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9.3
The time between one new moon and the next, about 29.5 days
Idioms
- Informal
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6.8
Tell someone you will do something very big although you cannot do it
Compounds
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4.7
A full moon that comes soon after the start of autumn and gives extra light for farmers
- Literature
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6.7
A shape people imagine on the moon's surface that looks like a face
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5.4
The moon looks red during a total eclipse when it passes into Earth's shadow because Earth's air filters sunlight
- Archaic
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9.8
Poor sight at night in people and animals often caused by lack of vitamin A
- Specialized
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8.2
A smooth rounded sea snail shell with a small top often found on sandy beaches
- Specialized
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8.1
A small tree grown for its pretty, deeply cut leaves that turn bright red in autumn
- UK
A small evergreen bush with soft hairy leaves, yellow summer flowers, and snail-shaped seed pods
- 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 Long
Surface Forms
Etymology
Moon also means the time between two new moons because people used the moon's cycle to 'measure' months, so a moon can mean a full moon cycle.