Moon

Quick meaning: Moon meaning (with "the", singular only) Alternative letter-case form of Moon (“the Earth's only permanent natural satellite”).

Meaning

(with "the", singular only) Alternative letter-case form of Moon (“the Earth's only permanent natural satellite”).

More Meanings

1. (informal, by extension of Moon) Any natural satellite of a planet.
2. (literary) A month, particularly a lunar month.
3. A representation of the moon, usually as a crescent or as a circle with a face; a crescent-shaped shape, symbol, or object.
4. A crescent-like outwork in a fortification.
5. The eighteenth trump/major arcana card of the tarot.
6. (cartomancy) The thirty-second Lenormand card.
7. (card games) In hearts, the action of taking all the point cards in one hand.

Example Sentences

That's no moon, you idiot... it's a space station!

They stayed with their aunt and uncle for many moons.

The stargazer observed the moons of Jupiter for over a year.

For since these arms of mine had seven years' pith, Till now some nine moons wasted, they have used Their dearest action in the tented field…

Word Forms

• moone
• moons
• mooning
• mooned

Synonyms for moon

Depending on context, synonyms include satellite, month, daydream, lunation, moonlight, moonshine.

Antonyms for moon

Common opposites include moonlet.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include moonlight, lunation, daydream, moonshine, satellite, lunar.

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