Moon | Mean of moon in English Dictionary

/ˈmuːn/

• Noun
• the large round object that circles the Earth and that shines at night by reflecting light from the sun
1. The telescope makes the craters on the surface of the moon incredibly clear.
2. The moon isn't out tonight. = There's no moon tonight. [=the moon cannot be seen tonight]
3. the first moon [=lunar] landing [=the first time people landed a spacecraft on the moon]
4. the orbit of the Moon around the Earth
• a large round object like the moon that circles around a planet other than the Earth
1. Europa and Io are both moons of Jupiter.
2. a planet orbited by one moon
• to ask for something that is very difficult or impossible to get
1. The striking workers say they just want to be paid a fair wage. They're not asking for the moon.

• a very long time
1. I visited my old school yesterday for the first time in many moons.
2. But that was all many moons ago.
• very happy or pleased about something
1. She's over the moon at being chosen for the award.
• to try to do or get something that is very difficult to do or get
1. an ambitious businessman who is always shooting for the moon
• Verb
• to bend over and show your bare buttocks to someone as a rude joke or insult
1. One of the boys mooned the crowd.
2. One of the boys mooned at the crowd.
• to move around slowly because you are unhappy
1. I was feeling depressed and just mooned about [=moped around] all day.
• to spend too much time thinking about or looking at (someone or something that you admire or want very much)
1. All the girls in the class are mooning over the handsome new teacher.
2. fans mooning after movie stars