MOON


Meaning of MOON in English

[moon] n [ME mone, fr. OE mona; akin to OHG mano moon, L mensis month, Gk men month, mene moon] (bef. 12c) 1 a often cap: the earth's natural satellite that shines by the sun's reflected light, revolves about the earth from west to east in about 29 1/2 days with reference to the sun or about 27 1/3 days with reference to the stars, and has a diameter of 2160 miles (3475 kilometers), a mean distance from the earth of about 238,900 miles (384,400 kilometers), and a mass about one eightieth that of the earth--usu. used with the b: one complete moon cycle consisting of four phases c: satellite 2; specif: a natural satellite of a planet

2: an indefinite usu. extended period of time "a labor of many ~s"

3: moonlight

4: something that resembles a moon: as a: a highly translucent spot on old porcelain b: lunule c slang: naked buttocks

5: something impossible or inaccessible "reach for the ~" -- moon.like adj -- over the moon : very pleased: in high spirits

[2]moon vt (1836) 1: to spend in idle reverie: dream--used with away

2. slang: to expose one's naked buttocks to ~ vi: to spend time in idle reverie: behave abstractedly

Merriam-Webster English vocab.      Английский словарь Merriam Webster.