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(n)
A synodic month of approximately 29.53 days, measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase.
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(sometimes attributive) The light reflected from the Moon (which seems as if it emanates from it).
the variably cyclic period from one new moon until the next.
The irregular period from one new moon until the next.
A spontaneous series of thoughts while awake not connected to immediate reality.
(informal) High-proof alcohol (especially whiskey) that is often, but not always, produced illegally.
(v)
be idle in a listless or dreamy way
A man-made apparatus designed to be placed in orbit around a celestial body, generally to relay information, data etc. to Earth.
(anatomy) The middle bone of the proximal series of the carpus in the wrist, which is shaped like a half-moon.
(with "the") Outer space.
The figure of the moon as it appears between its first or last quarter and the new moon, with concave and convex edges terminating in points.
The star that is closest to the Earth.
A period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases of the moon.
(religion) The abode of God or the gods, traditionally conceived as beyond the sky; especially:
The atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the surface of the Earth as the place where the sun, moon, stars, and clouds are seen.
A visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air.
A publication that is published once a month.
An opening, usually covered by one or more panes of clear glass, to allow light and air from outside to enter a building or vehicle.
A writing consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences.
(fandom slang) A creature in a video game, usually one which is captured, trained up and used in battles.
(adj)
Relating to literature.
(roleplaying games, Internet slang) The person who roleplays a character in a role-playing game, especially an online play-by-post one.
A large quantity or number; a great deal.
Alternative spelling of he (Hebrew letter) [(uncountable) The game of tag, or it, in which the player attempting to catch the others is called "he".]
(anatomy) The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.
A cyst on the skin; a tumor or wart.
(obsolete) Mind; preference.
(West Cumbria, Geordie, Mackem, informal) A friend, pal, buddy, mate.
(obsolete) A person's period; menstrual discharge.
(in the plural, informal) Clerical garments.
(anatomy) The front opening of a creature through which food is ingested.
An adult male human.
The period of time immediately following a marriage.
(uncountable) Entertainment.
Somebody from The Comoros.
Anything crescent-shaped.
A country and group of islands in the Indian Ocean off the coast of East Africa. Official name: Union of the Comoros.
(entomology) A luna moth: a member of species Actias luna.
A surname from Arabic.
A male given name.
(N)
the second album by the Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, released on May 1, 1969, by Reprise Records.
(Greek mythology) The Greek goddess of the hunt, wild animals, and wilderness; the daughter of Leto and Zeus; the sister of Apollo. (Compare Diana.)
A female given name from Latin.
(Greek mythology) The goddess of the Moon.
A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Any of several birds of the genus Sayornis.
The high middle singing voice (especially as for a boy) or part in musical composition, corresponding roughly to the alto.
(theology) A violation of divine will or religious law.
A peninsula on the Peloponnese in Greece.
(Greek mythology) A powerful goddess of magic, crossroads, fire, light, the moon, and the underworld. Her Roman counterpart is Trivia.
grandmother
(music, historical) An ancient Chinese wind instrument thought to have been a long piece of bamboo with holes drilled in
(biology) The body of an organism in contrast to the germ cells.
A unisex given name from Sanskrit.
a figure in Welsh mythology who plays her most important role in the Fourth Branch of the Mabinogi.
A spherical body; a sphere, especially one of the celestial spheres; a sun, planet, or star
A female given name from Welsh.
The time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon.
Light emitted from stars.
(astronomy) Reflected earthlight visible on the Moon's night side.
The time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.
(astronomy, of a celestial body) Having more than half (but not the whole) of its disc illuminated.
A ray or shaft of moonlight.
The curved path of one object around a point or another body.
(Australian rules football) the Gold Coast Suns, an Australian rules football club based on the Gold Coast.
moonlight
(slang) The act of mooning, flashing the buttocks.
A female given name.
The ground, land (as opposed to the sky or sea).
The moment each evening when the sun disappears below the western horizon.
Obsolete spelling of moon. [(informal, by extension of Moon) Any natural satellite of a planet.]
(fandom slang) A fan of the Japanese manga and anime franchise Sailor Moon.
the third studio album by the American rock band Adema.
Alternative form of full moon. [The phase of the moon when it is in opposition to the sun and its full disc is therefore visible.]
An inhabitant of heaven.
The fine regolith found on the surface of the Moon.
(astronomy) The second planet in the Solar system, named for the goddess.
A long vehicle or craft propelled by a rocket engine; a missile or rocket-propelled spacecraft.
A fictional currency used in science fiction.
(astronautics) A manned vehicle that flies through space.
(chiefly science fiction) An inhabitant of the planet Mars.
Lit by moonlight.
(astronomy) The side of a moon that faces away from the planet that it orbits.
The event of the Earth rising over the horizon of another celestial body, typically the Moon.