moon

moon1 [ mun ] noun **

the moon the object similar to a planet that goes around the Earth and that you can see shining in the sky at night:

The moon rose above the ridge of the eastern desert.

the first spacecraft ever to land on the moon

a. count an object similar to a planet that goes around another planet:

How many moons does Jupiter have?

ask/wish for the moon

to want something that is impossible to get or achieve

be over the moon (about something) BRITISH INFORMAL

to be very happy about something:

Keith was over the moon about becoming a father.

many moons ago MAINLY LITERARY

a very long time ago

once in a blue moon

used for emphasizing that something does not happen very often:

We only go out once in a blue moon.

=> NEW MOON, HALF-MOON

moon

moon 2 [ mun ] verb intransitive or transitive

INFORMAL to show your NAKED bottom to someone as an insult or a joke

,moon a`round phrasal verb intransitive or transitive BRITISH

to spend time doing nothing useful or important

`moon ,over phrasal verb transitive

moon over someone to spend time thinking about someone you are attracted to instead of doing anything useful