moon /mun/
1. the natural satellite of the Earth; "the average distance to the Moon is 384,400 kilometers"; "men first stepped on the moon in 1969"
synset: Moon, moon
2. 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"
synset: moon
3. the period between successive new moons (29.531 days)
synset: lunar_month, moon, lunation, synodic_month
4. the light of the Moon; "moonlight is the smuggler's enemy"; "the Moon was bright enough to read by"
synset: moonlight, moonshine, Moon
5. 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)
synset: Moon, Sun_Myung_Moon
6. any natural satellite of a planet; "Jupiter has sixteen moons"
synset: moon
1. have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake; "She looked out the window, daydreaming"
2. be idle in a listless or dreamy way
synset: moon, moon_around, moon_on
3. expose one's buttocks to; "moon the audience"
synset: moon
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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