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moon
/ moōn/
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n.
(also Moon)
the natural satellite of the earth, visible (chiefly at night) by reflected light from the sun.
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a natural satellite of any planet.
∎ (the moon) fig.
anything that one could desire:
you must know he'd give any of us the moon.
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a month, esp. a lunar month:
many moons had passed since he brought a prospective investor home.
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v.
1. [intr.]
behave or move in a listless and aimless manner:
lying in bed eating candy, mooning around.
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act in a dreamily infatuated manner:
Timothy's mooning over her like a schoolboy.
2. [tr.] inf.
expose one's buttocks to (someone) in order to insult or amuse them:
Dan had whipped around, bent over, and mooned the crowd.
PHRASES:
many moons ago inf.
a long time ago.
over the moon inf.
extremely happy; delighted.
DERIVATIVES:
moon·less
adj.
moon·like
/ -ˌlīk/ adj.
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phases of the moon
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Following the moon Gardeners used to look skyward before digging in
Newspaper article from: Concord Monitor; 12/26/2004; 700+ words
; ...grass moon. November - Beaver moon or frost moon. December - Cold moon or long nights moon. Each season usually has three full moons, but every two to three years an extra full moon occurs in a season and is referred to as the blue moon. This gave...
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Moon mysteries: Our solitary satellite has already told us a lot about life on Earth - and it has lots more to say.(The Home Forum)
Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor; 6/18/2002; 700+ words
; ...24.) We see phases of the moon because sometimes the sunlit side is facing us (a full moon), sometimes only part of the...us is lit (gibbous and half moons), and sometimes the side facing...almost no light at all (new moon). (See diagram on facing...
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 "Post-Tribune (IN)")
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THIS FULL MOON IS WOLF MOON, SNOW MOON, ...
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 2/1/1988; 662 words
; ...Harvest and Hunter's moons lighted the nighttime...year, comes the full moon known by the names...sustenance. The full moon of February sheds...his book "Twelve Moons of the Year...September, is the full moon closest to the autumnal...names for all the full moons of the year, most...
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Making MOONS
Magazine article from: Ask; 2/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; When you think of moons, you probably picture...familiar silver-gray moon we see in our own...two of Saturn's moons, Telesto and Calypso...knocked off another moon, Tethys. Telesto...The craters on the moon are very old. They...when the planets and moons were forming and cooling...
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Moon phases and models.(Teaching through Trade Books: Activities inspired by children's literature)
Magazine article from: Science and Children; 9/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...children are naturally curious about the Moon. They may wonder about the different shapes of the Moon when they look up at the night sky. In this...through direct observations and reading that the Moon's shape follows a pattern. In the upper...
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 "Weekly Reader, Edition 2 (including Science Spin)")
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Moon mysteries.
Magazine article from: Weekly Reader, Edition 2 (including Science Spin); 10/21/2005; 700+ words
; The moon is a large rock that travels around Earth...the brightest object in the night sky. The moon's brightness help some animals, such as...better on dark nights. Teaching the Issue Moon Mysteries People have stared into the night...
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 "Instructor (1990)")
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Moon "lit" science: make your day shine with moon-filled read-alouds and lunar science activities.
Magazine article from: Instructor (1990); 3/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; Papa, Please Get the Moon For Me By Eric Carle (Simon and Schuster, 1999). When the moon gets small enough, a loving father climbs a...ask students if they could really take the moon from the sky. This should provoke a loud "No...
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Moon cakes; SAMPLE THIS ASIAN DELICACY CREATED TO CELEBRATE THE HARVEST
Newspaper article from: The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA; 8/17/2005; ; 700+ words
; The Patriot Ledger Round like the moon, small as a cinnamon bun and heavy as a fruitcake, the Asian delicacies known as moon cakes conjure up a sort of mystique. Moon cakes date back thousands of years and are steeped...
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Luna.(moon)(Column)
Magazine article from: Science Scope; 9/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...exception of Pluto and Charon, our Moon is unlike other moons in the sense that it probably...together. In addition, our Moon does not orbit its planet equatorially as other moons do. The Moon's orbital path is tilted approximately...
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 "Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA)")
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MOON'S CAREER DOESN'T FIGURE WITH THE CAPPED-OUT SEAHAWKS.(Sports)(Column)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 7/21/1998; ; 700+ words
; The only problem with Warren Moon is that he is asking for the moon. How else would you characterize Moon's demand for a new three-year deal that includes a $6 million signing bonus and a base salary this season of $5 million? Even if you...
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Moon
Book article from: World of Earth Science
Moon The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite . Reflecting light from the Sun , the Moon is often the brightest object in the night sky. The Moon orbits Earth at an average distance of approximately 240,000 miles (385,000 km). With revolution...
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moon
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
moon natural satellite of a planet (see satellite, natural ) or dwarf planet, in particular, the single natural satellite of the earth . The Earth-Moon System The moon is the earth's nearest neighbor in space. In addition to its proximity...
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Moon, Warren
Book article from: Notable Sports Figures
Warren Moon 1956- American football player A lthough Warren Moon was overlooked time and again throughout his career, his...black quarterbacks. After being passed over by the NFL, Moon went to Canada and led his team to five Grey Cups before...
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Moon, Warren 1956–
Book article from: Contemporary Black Biography
Warren Moon 1956– Professional football player...Scenery Sources For more than ten years Warren Moon has been a starting quarterback in the National...Now in the twilight of his playing career, Moon has achieved the status of respected elder...
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Sun Myung Moon
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Sun Myung Moon Sun Myung Moon (born 1920) was the founder of the Unification Church, a movement...kidnappings, deprogrammings, and much inflamed rhetoric. Sun Myung Moon was born on January 6, 1920, in Jeong-ju in what is now North Korea...
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