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moon

/mun/noun, verb1 syllable

Moon means: the period between successive new moons (29.531 days).

Synonyms for moon9

noun, as in the period between successive new moons (29.531 days)

lunar month, lunation, synodic month

noun, as in the light of the Moon

moonlight, moonshine

noun, as in United States religious leader (born in Korea) who founded the Unification Church in 1954; was found guilty of conspiracy to evade taxes (born in 1920)

Sun Myung Moon

verb, as in be idle in a listless or dreamy way

moon around, moon on

verb, as in have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake

daydream

What does moon mean?10

noun

1

the period between successive new moons (29.531 days)

2

the light of the Moon“moonlight is the smuggler's enemy”

3

United States religious leader (born in Korea) who founded the Unification Church in 1954; was found guilty of conspiracy to evade taxes (born in 1920)

4

the natural satellite of the Earth“the average distance to the Moon is 384,400 kilometers”

5

the natural satellite of the Earth“the average distance to the Moon is 384,400 kilometers”

6

any object resembling a moon“he made a moon lamp that he used as a night light”

7

any natural satellite of a planet“Jupiter has sixteen moons”

verb

1

be idle in a listless or dreamy way

2

have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake“She looked out the window, daydreaming”

3

expose one's buttocks to“moon the audience”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with moon?27

one syllable

soonjunetunenoonspoonboondunegoonstrewncoontoon

two syllables

immunecartoonballoontyphoonplatoonlagoonsaloonmaroonmonsoonraccoontycooncocoon

three syllables

afternoon
Show 40 near rhymes
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All 27 rhymes for moon, grouped by syllable

Moon in a sentence

  • Since there is no air on the moon, there is no sound at all.CK
  • The sun, moon, and stars are all part of the universe.Dejo
  • The sun gives light by day, and the moon by night.unknown
  • They sat on the bench, looking at the moon.AlanF_US
  • It was a dark night, with no moon.fcbond
  • Above the moon, everything is eternal; below, there is nothing save mortality.MethodGT
  • If we were to live on the moon, how large would the earth look?CM
  • The moon, an old woman with no ears.Scott

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of moon

as a noun

plural
moons

as a verb

past tense
mooned
present participle
mooning
third-person singular
moons
past participle
mooned