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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