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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024moon /mun/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Astronomy[singular* the + ~] the earth's natural satellite.
- Astronomya natural satellite that goes around any planet:the moons of Jupiter.
v. [no object] - to act or wander dreamily or without energy:He's been mooning about her all day.
Idioms- blue moon, a very long time:Once in a blue moon such a chance comes along.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024moon (mo̅o̅n),USA pronunciation n. - Astronomythe earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
- Astronomythis body during a particular lunar month, or during a certain period of time, or at a certain point of time, regarded as a distinct object or entity. Cf. full moon, half-moon, new moon, waning moon, waxing moon.
- a lunar month, or, in general, a month.
- Astronomyany planetary satellite:the moons of Jupiter.
- something shaped like an orb or a crescent.
- moonlight.
- Fisha platyfish.
- Slang Termsthe buttocks, esp. when bared.
- Idiomsblue moon, a very long period of time:Such a chance comes once in a blue moon.
v.i. - to act or wander abstractedly or listlessly:You've been mooning about all day.
- to sentimentalize or remember nostalgically:He spent the day mooning about his lost love.
- to gaze dreamily or sentimentally at something or someone:They sat there mooning into each other's eyes.
- Slang Termsto expose one's buttocks suddenly and publicly as a prank or gesture of disrespect.
v.t. - to spend (time) idly:to moon the afternoon away.
- to illuminate by or align against the moon.
- Slang Termsto expose one's buttocks to as a prank or gesture of disrespect.
- bef. 900; Middle English mone, Old English mōna; cognate with Old High German māno, Old Norse māni, Gothic mena; akin to German Mond moon, Latin mēnsis month, Greek mé̄nē moon, Sanskrit māsa moon, month
Sun Myung (sun myung),USA pronunciation born 1920, Korean religious leader: founder of the Unification Church.
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