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Dictionary definition · Moon

noun

  1. the natural satellite of the Earth"the average distance to the Moon is 384,400 kilometers"
  2. the natural satellite of the Earth"the average distance to the Moon is 384,400 kilometers"
  3. the light of the Moon"moonlight is the smuggler's enemy"
  4. any object resembling a moon"he made a moon lamp that he used as a night light"
  5. United States religious leader (born in Korea) who founded the Unification Church in 1954; was found guilty of conspiracy to evade taxes (born in 1920)
  6. the period between successive new moons (29.531 days)
  7. any natural satellite of a planet"Jupiter has sixteen moons"

verb

  1. have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake"She looked out the window, daydreaming"
  2. be idle in a listless or dreamy way
  3. expose one's buttocks to"moon the audience"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).