English dictionary
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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 | ||
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