| NOUN | object | Moon / moon | the natural satellite of the Earth |
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| object | moon | any object resembling a moon | |
| time | moon, lunar month, lunation, synodic month | the period between successive new moons (29.531 days) | |
| phenomenon | Moon, moonlight, moonshine | the light of the Moon | |
| person | Moon, Sun Myung Moon | United States religious leader (born in Korea) who founded the Unification Church in 1954 | |
| object | moon | any natural satellite of a planet | |
| VERB | social | moon, daydream | have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake |
| social | moon, moon around, moon on | be idle in a listless or dreamy way | |
| perception | moon | expose one's buttocks to |
| Sounds | muw'n | |
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| Rhymes | afternoon ... Witherspoon: 64 rhymes with uwn... | |
| Meaning | The natural satellite of the Earth. | |
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| Instance of | satellite | Any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star |
| Spanish | Luna, luna | |
| Catalan | lluna | |
| Adjectives | lunar | of or relating to or associated with the moon |
| lunisolar | relating to or attributed to the moon and the sun or their mutual relations | |
| sublunar, sublunary, cislunar | situated between the earth and the moon | |
| translunar, translunary, superlunar, superlunary | situated beyond the moon or its orbit around the earth | |
| Meaning | Any object resembling a moon. | |
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| Broader | object, physical object | A tangible and visible entity |
| Spanish | luna | |
| Catalan | lluna | |
| Verbs | moon | expose one's buttocks to |
| Meaning | The period between successive new moons (29.531 days). | |
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| Synonyms | lunar month, lunation, synodic month | |
| Part of | lunar year | A period of 12 lunar months |
| Broader | month | A time unit of approximately 30 days |
| Spanish | lunación, luna, mes lunar, mes sinódico | |
| Catalan | llunació, lluna, mes lunar, mes sinòdic | |
| Meaning | The light of the Moon. | |
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| Synonyms | moonlight, moonshine | |
| Parts | moonbeam, moon ray, moon-ray | A ray of moonlight |
| Broader | light, visible light, visible radiation | (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation |
| Spanish | claro de luna, luz de la luna, luz de luna | |
| Catalan | llum de la lluna, llum de lluna | |
| Adjectives | moony | lighted by moonlight |
| Meaning | 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). | |
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| Synonym | Sun Myung Moon | |
| Instance of | religious leader | leader of a religious order |
| Spanish | Sun Myung Moon | |
| Catalan | Sun Myung Moon | |
| Meaning | Any natural satellite of a planet. | |
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| Example | "Jupiter has sixteen moons" | |
| Instances | Triton | The largest moon of Neptune |
| Broader | satellite | Any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star |
| Spanish | luna, satélite | |
| Catalan | lluna | |
| Meaning | Have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Model | Sam and Sue moon over the results of the experiment | |
| Synonym | daydream | |
| Broader | idle, laze, slug, stagnate | Be idle |
| Spanish | soñar despierto | |
| Meaning | Be idle in a listless or dreamy way. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | moon around, moon on | |
| Broader | idle, laze, slug, stagnate | Be idle |
| Meaning | expose one's buttocks to. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "moon the audience" | |
| Broader | expose, exhibit, display | To show, make visible or apparent |
| Nouns | moon | any object resembling a moon |
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