moon

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moone

  1. 1.

    (alt of, singular, singular only, with definite article)(with "the", singular only) Alternative letter-case form of Moon (“the Earth's only permanent natural satellite”).

Danh từ

noun
Plural noun:
moonsmoone
  1. 1.

    (broadly, informal)(informal, by extension of Moon) Any natural satellite of a planet.

    The stargazer observed the moons of Jupiter for over a year.

    That's no moon, you idiot... it's a space station!

  2. 2.

    (literary)A month, particularly a lunar month.

    They stayed with their aunt and uncle for many moons.

  3. 3.

    A representation of the moon, usually as a crescent or as a circle with a face; a crescent-shaped shape, symbol, or object.

    The wizard costume was decorated with stars and moons.

  4. 4.

    A crescent-like outwork in a fortification.

    The moons surrounding the city walls were built in the sixteenth century.

  5. 5.

    The eighteenth trump/major arcana card of the tarot.

  6. 6.

    (cartomancy) The thirty-second Lenormand card.

  7. 7.

    (card games) In hearts, the action of taking all the point cards in one hand.

Động từ

verb
V_es/s
moons
V_ing/Gerund
mooning
V_ed/pp
moonedmoone
  1. 1.

    (colloquial, transitive)To display one's buttocks to, typically as a jest, insult, or protest.

    The hooligans mooned the riot police.

    It was ill-advised of Sam to moon the photographer during the shoot.

  2. 2.

    (colloquial, intransitive)To gaze at lovingly or in adoration.

  3. 3.

    (colloquial, intransitive)(usually followed by over or after) To fuss over something adoringly; to be infatuated with someone.

    Sarah mooned over Sam's photograph for months.

    You've been mooning after her forever; why not just ask her out?

  4. 4.

    To spend time idly, absent-mindedly.

  5. 5.

    (transitive)To expose to the rays of the Moon.

  6. 6.

    (transitive)To adorn with moons or crescents.

  7. 7.

    (cryptocurrencies, of a coin or token) To rise in price rapidly or suddenly. (from to the moon)

    It is impractical if a currency moons and plummets often.

  8. 8.

    (card games) To shoot the moon.

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Đồng nghĩa

Lunacalendar monthlunar monthmonthnatural satellitesatelliteEarth's sole natural satellite Moonnatural satellite of a planet satellitemonth calendar month, lunar month, month☽, ☾

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From Middle English mone, from Old English mōna (moon), from *mānō, from Proto-Germanic *mēnô (moon), from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (moon; month), probably from *meh₁- (to measure). 2 cog Cognate with muin, mune (moon), mona, moone (moon), moune, muun (moon), Moune, moanne, Maan, manä, manòd, mànund, meini, moanu, Mond (moon), mone, Mond, ma, maano, må (moon), maan, maen (moon), Mond, maon, ma…

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