moon
Earth's natural satellite
The round object in the sky that moves around the Earth and shines at night.
the [adjective] moon
- The full moon lit up the whole valley.
- We watched the moon rise over the ocean.
- Astronauts first landed on the moon in 1969.
- The crescent moon hung low in the sky.
- The moon is bright tonight.
- I can see the full moon.
- The moon is round.
- We looked at the moon.
Natural satellite of a planet
A round object that goes around another planet, like Jupiter's moons.
[planet]'s [number] moons
- Jupiter has more than seventy known moons.
- Saturn's largest moon is Titan.
- Scientists discovered a new moon around Neptune.
- Jupiter has many moons.
- Titan is a moon of Saturn.
- Mars has two moons.
Expose bare buttocks as a joke
To pull down your pants and show your bottom to someone as a joke or to be rude.
to moon [someone]
- The teenagers mooned the passing bus.
- He was arrested for mooning the crowd.
- They laughed after someone mooned their friends.
- He mooned his friend as a joke.
- The boys mooned the bus driver.
- She mooned the camera.
Daydream or pine for something
To think about something you want in a dreamy way instead of doing other things.
to moon over [someone/something]
- He spent the afternoon mooning over his lost love.
- She mooned about the house all day, thinking of her vacation.
- Instead of working, he just sat there mooning over old memories.
- He moons over his old girlfriend.
- She moons about her trip to Paris.
- I moon over my dream job.
- Base: moon
- Plural: moons
- Base: moon
- 3rd Person Singular: moons
- Present Participle: mooning
- Past: mooned
over the moon
1Extremely happy or pleased
Very happy about something.
- She was over the moon when she got the job.
- They were over the moon about their wedding plans.
promise the moon
1Make unrealistic promises
To say you will give someone wonderful things that are not possible to give.
- Politicians often promise the moon during campaigns.
- He promised her the moon if she would marry him.
many moons ago
1a long time ago
A long time ago.
- We first met many moons ago.
- Many moons ago, this was all farmland.
- This happened many moons ago, before you were born.
shoot for the moon
1try for something very hard to get
To try to get something that is very hard or almost impossible.
- Even if we shoot for the moon and fail, we'll still land among the stars.
- He decided to shoot for the moon with his first business idea.
shoot for the moon
2Aim for a very high goal
To try to do something that is very hard to achieve.
- You should shoot for the moon with your new project.
- They are shooting for the moon with this ambitious plan.
once in a blue moon
1Happening very rarely
Something that happens very rarely.
- We go hiking together once in a blue moon.
- We go out for a fancy dinner once in a blue moon.
- He only eats dessert once in a blue moon.
- He calls me once in a blue moon, so I’m always surprised.
once in a blue moon
2Happens very rarely
Something that happens only on rare occasions.
- We go out for dinner once in a blue moon.
- He only calls me once in a blue moon.
once in a blue moon
3Happening very rarely
Happening only one time in a long time.
- We go out for dinner once in a blue moon.
- He visits his parents once in a blue moon.