moon
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3.7
- noun
- /muːn/
- Specialized
:
mes lunar
- And look at that, tomorrow is the new moon.
- new moon
- days from new moon
Astronomy on the third Tuesday of the fourth moon.
- Astronomy on the third Tuesday of the fourth moon.
- 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.
Fiction book (1995) -
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
The time between one new moon and the next, about 29.5 days
The time from one new moon to the next, about 29 and a half 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
- 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 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.