Moon

Main Entry:: ¹moon
Pronunciation:: \ˈmün\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English mone, from Old English mōna; akin to Old High German māno moon, Latin mensis month, Greek mēn month, mēnē moon
Date:: before 12th century

1 aoften capitalized : the earth's natural satellite that shines by the sun's reflected light, revolves about the earth from west to east in about 29¹⁄₂ days with reference to the sun or about 27¹⁄₃ days with reference to the stars, and has a diameter of 2160 miles (3475 kilometers), a mean distance from the earth of about 238,900 miles (384,400 kilometers), and a mass about one eightieth that of the earth —usually used with the b: one complete moon cycle consisting of four phases c: satellite 2 ; specifically : a natural satellite of a planet2: an indefinite usually extended period of time <a labor of many moons>3: moonlight4: something that resembles a moon: as a: a highly translucent spot on old porcelain b: lunule cslang : naked buttocks 5: something impossible or inaccessible <reach for the moon>

— moon·like

\-ˌlīk\ adjective

— over the moon

: very pleased : in high spirits

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