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Moon refers to the only natural satellite of the Earth. (noun)

An example of the moon is the disk or crescent of light you see in the night sky.

Moon is a term used when someone wishes to give you everything. (noun)

An example of moon is when someone says they want to give you everything.

See moon in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the celestial body that revolves around the earth from west to east in c. 27 days with reference to the stars and once in c. 29 days with reference to the sun, and that accompanies the earth in its yearly revolution about the sun: diameter, c. 3,476 km (c. 2,160 mi); mean distance from the earth, c. 384,404 km (c. 238,857 mi); mean density, c. that of the earth; mass, c.; volume, c.: with the
this body as it appears during a particular lunar month or period of time, or at a particular time of the month
a month; esp., a lunar month
moonlight
anything shaped like the moon (i.e., an orb or crescent)
any natural satellite; esp., a natural satellite of a planet

intransitive verb

to behave in an idle, dreamy, or abstracted way, as when in love
Slang to engage in the prank of momentarily baring one's buttocks in public

transitive verb

to pass (time) in mooning
Slang to expose one's buttocks to (someone) as a prank

See moon in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(mo͞on)

noun

often Moon The natural satellite of Earth, visible by reflection of sunlight and having a slightly elliptical orbit, approximately 356,000 kilometers (221,600 miles) distant at perigee and 406,997 kilometers (252,950 miles) at apogee. Its mean diameter is 3,475 kilometers (2,160 miles), its mass approximately one eightieth that of Earth, and its average period of revolution around Earth 29 days 12 hours 44 minutes calculated with respect to the sun.
A natural satellite revolving around a planet.
The moon as it appears at a particular time in its cycle of phases: a gibbous moon.
A month, especially a lunar month.
A disk, globe, or crescent resembling the natural satellite of Earth.
Moonlight.
Something unreasonable or unattainable: They acted as if we were asking for the moon.
Slang The bared buttocks.

verb mooned mooned, moon·ing, moons

verb, intransitive

To wander about or pass time languidly and aimlessly.
To yearn or pine as if infatuated.
Slang To expose one's buttocks in public as a prank or disrespectful gesture.

verb, transitive

Slang To expose one's buttocks to (others) as a prank or disrespectful gesture: “threatened to moon a passing . . . camera crew” (Vanity Fair).

(mo͞on), Sun Myung Born 1920.

Korean-born American religious leader and founder of the Unification Church (1954). He was found guilty in 1982 of conspiracy to evade taxes in the United States.

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