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moon

Definition

  • noun: the large round object that circles the Earth and that shines at night by reflecting light from the sun
  • noun: the earth's natural satellite that shines by the sun's reflected light, revolves about the earth from west to east in about 29
  • verb: to bend over and show your bare buttocks to someone as a rude joke or insult
  • verb: to spend in idle reverie
  • usually used with 'the'
  • synonyms: moon, hekate, luna

Examples

  • The striking workers say they just want to be paid what they're worth. They're not 'asking for the moon'.

  • The 'moon' isn't out tonight. = There's no 'moon' tonight. [=the moon cannot be seen tonight]

  • the first 'moon' [='lunar'] landing [=the first time people landed a spacecraft on the moon]

Movie quotes

  • (..) from Ered Luin. They were... ...trading in silverwork for furs. We took the Greenway south... ...keeping the mountain to our left. And then it appeared. This huge fire moon... ...lighting our path. I wish I could show you the caverns. Galion, you old rogue, we're running out of drink. (..)
    2013 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
  • (..) Beyond the forest... ...and up into the night. I have seen the world fall away... ...and the white light of forever fill the air. I saw a fire moon once. It rose over the pass near Dunland. Huge. Red and gold, it was. It filled the sky. We were an escort for some merchants (..)
    2013 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug