"moons" in the noun sense

1. Moon, moon

the natural satellite of the Earth

"the average distance to the Moon is 384,400 kilometers"

"men first stepped on the moon in 1969"

2. moon

any object resembling a moon

"he made a moon lamp that he used as a night light"

"the clock had a moon that showed various phases"

3. lunar month, moon, lunation, synodic month

the period between successive new moons (29.531 days)

4. moonlight, moonshine, Moon

the light of the Moon

"moonlight is the smuggler's enemy"

"the Moon was bright enough to read by"

5. Moon, Sun Myung Moon

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)

6. moon

any natural satellite of a planet

"Jupiter has sixteen moons"

"moons" in the verb sense

1. daydream, moon

have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake

"She looked out the window, daydreaming"

2. moon, moon around, moon on

be idle in a listless or dreamy way

3. moon

expose one's buttocks to

"moon the audience"

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