English noun: Moon | |||
1. | Moon (object) the natural satellite of the Earth | ||
Samples | The average distance to the Moon is 384,400 kilometers. Men first stepped on the moon in 1969. | ||
Instance hypernym | satellite | ||
2. | moon (object) any object resembling a moon | ||
Samples | He made a moon lamp that he used as a night light. The clock had a moon that showed various phases. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | object, physical object | ||
3. | moon (time) the period between successive new moons (29.531 days) | ||
Synonyms | lunar month, lunation, synodic month | ||
Broader (hypernym) | month | ||
Part meronym | lunar year | ||
4. | Moon (phenomenon) the light of the Moon | ||
Samples | Moonlight is the smuggler's enemy. The Moon was bright enough to read by. | ||
Synonyms | moonlight, moonshine | ||
Broader (hypernym) | light, visible light, visible radiation | ||
Part holonym | moon ray, moon-ray, moonbeam | ||
5. | Moon (person) 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) | ||
Synonyms | Sun Myung Moon | ||
Instance hypernym | religious leader | ||
6. | moon (object) any natural satellite of a planet | ||
Samples | Jupiter has sixteen moons. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | satellite | ||
Instance hyponym | Triton | ||
English verb: moon | |||
1. | moon (social) have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake | ||
Samples | She looked out the window, daydreaming. | ||
Examples | Sam and Sue moon over the results of the experiment | ||
Synonyms | daydream | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | idle, laze, slug, stagnate | ||
2. | moon (social) be idle in a listless or dreamy way | ||
Synonyms | moon around, moon on | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | idle, laze, slug, stagnate | ||
3. | moon (perception) expose one's buttocks to | ||
Samples | Moon the audience. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | display, exhibit, expose | ||