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moon

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1. moon - Noun

2. moon - Verb

3. Moon - Proper noun

Meaning

The celestial orb which revolves round the earth; the satellite of the earth; a secondary planet, whose light, borrowed from the sun, is reflected to the earth, and serves to dispel the darkness of night. The diameter of the moon is 2,160 miles, its mean distance from the earth is 240,000 miles, and its mass is one eightieth that of the earth. See Lunar month, under Month.

A secondary planet, or satellite, revolving about any member of the solar system; as, the moons of Jupiter or Saturn.

The time occupied by the moon in making one revolution in her orbit; a month.

A crescentlike outwork. See Half-moon.

To expose to the rays of the moon.

To act if moonstruck; to wander or gaze about in an abstracted manner.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Ignorance is the night of mind, a night without moon or star. Confucius

The sun, the moon and the stars would have disappeared long ago, had they happened to be within reach of predatory human hands. Havelock Ellis

Sentimental irony is a dog that bays at the moon while pissing on graves. Karl Kraus

I pointed out the stars and moon to you, but all you saw was the tip of my finger. African Proverb

The bull that is used to the sun shivers by the light of the moon. Korean Proverb

The thief hates the moon. Korean Proverb

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