moon

IPA: mˈun

noun

  • (informal, by extension of Moon) Any natural satellite of a planet.
  • (literary) A month, particularly a lunar month.
  • A representation of the moon, usually as a crescent or as a circle with a face; a crescent-shaped shape, symbol, or object.
  • A crescent-like outwork in a fortification.
  • The eighteenth trump/major arcana card of the Tarot.
  • (cartomancy) The thirty-second Lenormand card.
  • (card games) In hearts, the action of taking all the point cards in one hand.
  • The Earth's moon; the sole natural satellite of the Earth, represented in astronomy and astrology by ☾.
  • (paganism) A personification of the moon.
  • The 54th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
  • A surname.
  • A number of places in the United States:
  • An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Kentucky.
  • A township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
  • A ghost town in Pennington County, South Dakota.
  • An unincorporated community in Mathews County, Virginia.
  • An unincorporated community in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
  • (with "the", singular only) Alternative letter-case form of Moon (“the Earth's only permanent natural satellite”). [The Earth's moon; the sole natural satellite of the Earth, represented in astronomy and astrology by ☾.]

verb

  • (transitive, colloquial) To display one's buttocks to, typically as a jest, insult, or protest.
  • (intransitive, colloquial) To gaze at lovingly or in adoration.
  • (intransitive, colloquial) (usually followed by over or after) To fuss over something adoringly; to be infatuated with someone.
  • To spend time idly, absent-mindedly.
  • (transitive) To expose to the rays of the Moon.
  • (transitive) To adorn with moons or crescents.
  • (cryptocurrencies, of a coin or token) To rise in price rapidly or suddenly.
  • (card games) To shoot the moon.
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