Associations to the word «Moon»

MOON, noun. The largest satellite of Earth.

MOON, noun. Any natural satellite of a planet.

MOON, noun. (literary) A month, particularly a lunar month.

MOON, noun. A crescent-like outwork in a fortification.

MOON, verb. (transitive) (colloquial) To display one's buttocks to, typically as a jest, insult, or protest.

MOON, verb. (intransitive) (colloquial) (usually followed by over or after) To fuss over something adoringly; to be infatuated with someone.

MOON, verb. To spend time idly, absent-mindedly.

MOON, verb. (transitive) To expose to the rays of the Moon.

MOON, proper noun. The Earth's moon; the sole natural satellite of the Earth, represented in astronomy and astrology by ☾.

MOON, proper noun. (paganism) The god of the Moon in Heathenry.

MOON, proper noun. A surname​.

MOON BAG, noun. A small pouch attached to a belt that is worn on the outside of clothing around the waist and used for holding small personal items.

MOON BAGS, noun. Plural of moon bag

MOON BEAR, noun. The Asian black bear, Ursus thibetanus.

MOON BEARS, noun. Plural of moon bear

MOON BLINDNESS, noun. A chronic equine inflammatory eye disease.

MOON BLINDNESS, noun. The optic condition night blindess: reduced eyesight in faint light.

MOON BOOT, noun. A type of footwear made popular in the 1970s, with a thin rubber outsole and no distinct left or right feet.

MOON BOOT, noun. (AU) (informal) A large hard plastic covering, used to protect a broken foot or ankle while it heals.

MOON BOOTS, noun. Plural of moon boot

MOON BOUNCE, noun. (US) bounce house.

MOON BOUNCES, noun. Plural of moon bounce

MOON CAKE, noun. Alternative spelling of mooncake

MOON CRICKET, noun. (racial slur) A black person.

MOON GOD, noun. (US) (highly offensive) (slur) Allah.

MOON GUITAR, noun. (music) Alternative term for yueqin

MOON GUITARS, noun. Plural of moon guitar

MOON ILLUSION, noun. The optical illusion whereby the moon looks larger when it is low in the sky than otherwise.

MOON JELLIES, noun. Plural of moon jelly

MOON JELLY, noun. A globally common jellyfish of the genus Aurelia, especially Aurelia aurita. [from 20th c.]

MOON LANDING, noun. The safe arrival of a spacecraft on the surface of the moon

MOON LANDINGS, noun. Plural of moon landing

MOON LANGUAGE, noun. (slang) Text written in an incomprehensible script, especially Japanese or Chinese.

MOON LANGUAGES, noun. Plural of moon language

MOON LETTER, noun. (linguistics) One of fourteen Arabic letters that do not affect the pronunciation of the "L" of a preceding definite article (ال-). The "L" in the Arabic definite article is pronounced "L" when followed by a moon letter: e.g., القُرْآن. The fourteen moon letters are:

MOON LETTERS, noun. Plural of moon letter

MOON ON A STICK, noun. (idiomatic) Everything; all that one could desire (especially as an unreasonable demand).

MOON RAT, noun. Alternative spelling of moonrat

MOON RATS, noun. Plural of moon rat

MOON ROCK, noun. A rock from the surface of the moon, but especially any geological specimen brought back by the Apollo program

MOON ROCKET, noun. A ground-launched rocket-propelled vehicle that delivers a payload to orbit or land on the moon

MOON ROCKET, noun. (finance) A company whose stock price rises dramatically following an initial public offering

MOON ROCKETS, noun. Plural of moon rocket

MOON ROOF, noun. Alternative spelling of moonroof

MOON ROOFS, noun. Plural of moon roof

MOON RUNE, adjective. (Of writing) obscure, incomprehensible.

MOON RUNE, noun. (science fiction and fantasy) A runestone or similar object associated with the moon.

MOON RUNE, noun. (science fiction and fantasy) A rune or other writing indicating or associated with the moon.

MOON RUNE, noun. (slang) (derogatory) An incomprehensible writing script; frequently Chinese characters, hiragana, katakana or other East Asian script.

MOON SHOT, noun. The launching of a spacecraft or an object to orbit or land on the Moon

MOON SHOT, noun. Throwing or hitting a ball with a high trajectory

MOON SHOT, noun. (figuratively) an expensive or hard task of great potential impact

MOON SHOTS, noun. Plural of moon shot

MOON SNAIL, noun. Any of the family Naticidae of predatory sea snails.

MOON SNAILS, noun. Plural of moon snail

MOON TREFOIL, noun. Medicago arborea, a plant with yellow flowers.

MOON UNIT, noun. (slang) A stupid person; an idiot.

MOON UNITS, noun. Plural of moon unit

MOON ZITHER, noun. (music) Alternative term for yueqin

MOON ZITHERS, noun. Plural of moon zither

MOON, noun. The natural satellite of the Earth; "the average distance to the Moon is 384,400 kilometers"; "men first stepped on the moon in 1969".

MOON, noun. Any object resembling a moon; "he made a moon lamp that he used as a night light"; "the clock had a moon that showed various phases".

MOON, noun. The period between successive new moons (29.531 days).

MOON, noun. The light of the Moon; "moonlight is the smuggler's enemy"; "the Moon was bright enough to read by".

MOON, noun. United States religious leader (born in Korea) who founded the Unification Church in 1954; was found guilty of conspiracy to evade taxes (born in 1920).

MOON, noun. Any natural satellite of a planet; "Jupiter has sixteen moons".

MOON, verb. Have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake; "She looked out the window, daydreaming".

MOON, verb. Be idle in a listless or dreamy way.

MOON, verb. Expose one's buttocks to; "moon the audience".