Definition of moon

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

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South :: South (v. i.) To come to the meridian; to cross the north and south line; -- said chiefly of the moon; as, the moon souths at nine..
Heaven :: Heaven (n.) The expanse of space surrounding the earth; esp., that which seems to be over the earth like a great arch or dome; the firmament; the sky; the place where the sun, moon, and stars appear; -- often used in the plural in this sense..
Opalescence :: Opalescence (n.) A reflection of a milky or pearly light from the interior of a mineral, as in the moonstone; the state or quality of being opalescent..
Moonraker :: Moonraker (n.) Same as Moonsail.
Syzygy :: Syzygy (n.) The point of an orbit, as of the moon or a planet, at which it is in conjunction or opposition; -- commonly used in the plural..
Plenilune :: Plenilune (n.) The full moon.
Crescent :: Crescent (n.) A representation of the increasing moon, often used as an emblem or badge.
Moon-eye :: Moon-eye (n.) Any species of American fresh-water fishes of the genus Hyodon, esp. H. tergisus of the Great Lakes and adjacent waters..
Change :: Change (v. i.) To pass from one phase to another; as, the moon changes to-morrow night..
Change :: Change (v. t.) A passing from one phase to another; as, a change of the moon..
Moony :: Moony (a.) Furnished with a moon; bearing a crescent.
Almanac :: Almanac (n.) A book or table, containing a calendar of days, and months, to which astronomical data and various statistics are often added, such as the times of the rising and setting of the sun and moon, eclipses, hours of full tide, stated festivals of churches, terms of courts, etc..
Honesty :: Honesty (a.) Satin flower; the name of two cruciferous herbs having large flat pods, the round shining partitions of which are more beautiful than the blossom; -- called also lunary and moonwort. Lunaria biennis is common honesty; L. rediva is perennial honesty..
Moonblind :: Moonblind (a.) Dim-sighted; purblind.
Partial :: Partial (n.) Of, pertaining to, or affecting, a part only; not general or universal; not total or entire; as, a partial eclipse of the moon..
Selenography :: Selenography (n.) The science that treats of the physical features of the moon; -- corresponding to physical geography in respect to the earth.
Moon :: Moon (v. t.) To expose to the rays of the moon.
Lunulet :: Lunulet (n.) A small spot, shaped like a half-moon or crescent; as, the lunulet on the wings of many insects..
Digit :: Digit (n.) One twelfth part of the diameter of the sun or moon; -- a term used to express the quantity of an eclipse; as, an eclipse of eight digits is one which hides two thirds of the diameter of the disk..
Increase :: Increase (v. i.) To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax; as, the moon increases..
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