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

  • (..) will you? Let's all drink, in celebration of the kill that is to come. "Lips ripe as the berries in June, Red the rose, red the rose..." "Skin pale as the light of the moon, gently as she goes..." "Eyes blue as the sea as the sky..." -Beowulf, come. - "Waterfall, waterfall..." (..)
    2007 Beowulf