I. ˈmün noun
Etymology: Middle English mone, from Old English mōna; akin to Old High German māno moon, Latin mensis month, Greek mēn month, mēnē moon
Date: before 12th century
1.
a. often capitalized : 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 — usually used with the
b. : one complete moon cycle consisting of four phases
c. : satellite 2 ; specifically : a natural satellite of a planet
2. : an indefinite usually extended period of time
a labor of many moon 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
• moon·like -ˌlīk adjective
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- over the moon
II. verb
Date: 1836
transitive verb
1. : to spend in idle reverie : dream — used with away
2. slang : to expose one's naked buttocks to
intransitive verb
: to spend time in idle reverie : behave abstractedly