1 (usually the moon) (also the Moon) [sing.] the round object that moves around the earth once every 28 days and shines at night by light reflected from the sun:
the surface of the moon * a moon landing
2 [sing.] the moon as it appears in the sky at a particular time:
a crescent moon * There's no moon tonight (= no moon can be seen). * By the light of the moon I could just make out shapes and outlines.
seealsoFULLMOON, HALF-MOON, NEWMOON
3 [C] a natural SATELLITE that moves around a planet other than the earth:
How many moons does Jupiter have?
IDIOMS
ask, cry, etc. for the moon (BrE, informal) to ask for sth that is difficult or impossible to get or achieve:
Wanting a decent job and a home is hardly asking for the moon.
many moons ago (literary) a very long time ago:
All that happened many moons ago.
over the moon (informal, especially BrE) extremely happy and excited:
They're over the moon about their trip to Japan.
moreatONCEadv., PROMISEv.
verb [V] (informal) to show your bottom to people in a public place as a joke or an insult
PHRASALVERBS
moon about / around (BrE, informal) to spend time doing nothing or walking around with no particular purpose, especially because you are unhappy
moon over sb (informal) to spend time thinking about sb that you love, especially when other people think this is silly or annoying
