moon
Planetary companion sphere
The moon is Earth's natural satellite, the luminous object that waxes and wanes through its monthly cycle.
By extension, any natural satellite of a planet: Jupiter has dozens of moons.
To moon is to gaze dreamily or listlessly, as if staring at the moon: He mooned about the house for days.
In slang, to moon someone is to bare your buttocks at them.
A moon is also a month, from the lunar cycle: many moons ago. (Capitalized Moon refers specifically to Earth's satellite as a proper noun.)
Curved sickle-like arc
- gibbousConvexly swollen shape
- waxingCoating for shine
- waningGradually decreasing in intensity
- first quarterMoon half-visible, growing
last quarter · lunar cycle · lunation · supermoon · moonrise · moonset
Onset of darkness
- darknessTotal absence of light
- twilightLight after sunset
- nocturnalActive during darkness
- starlightLuminance from distant suns
silhouette · glimmer · reflection · moonshine · moonglow · silvery · glow · pale
Illegally distilled spirits
- moonlightingCovert additional employment
- lunaticDeranged or irrational person
- lunacyExtreme irrational foolishness
- mooncalfFoolish, dreamy person
Greek personification of nighttime orb
- ArtemisGreek hunting goddess
- LunaRoman moon deity
- DianaRoman hunting goddess
- ChandraSanskrit word for moon
Hecate · Thoth · Phoebe · werewolf · lunacy · mooncake · Mid-Autumn Festival · folklore
Curved celestial path
- craterImpact or volcanic basin
- gravityMutual mass attraction
- eclipseCelestial body blocks another
- astronomyScience of celestial objects
telescope · luminosity · magnitude · tidally locked · perigee · apogee · albedo · terminator
Maximum sea level
- low tideSea at minimum level
- ebbGradual retreat seaward
- flowUnbroken forward movement
- spring tideExtreme tidal fluctuation
neap tide · gravitational pull · tidal force · tidal range · king tide · tidal bore · coastline · tidal basin
Curved celestial path
- TitanMythic giant or moon
- EuropaGalilean moon with subsurface ocean
- GanymedeJupiter's largest natural satellite
- IoJupiter's volcanic satellite
Enceladus · Phobos · Deimos · Charon · Triton · natural satellite
Conducive to love
- serenadeOutdoor romantic performance
- dreamyVague and pleasantly distracted
- enchantingDelightfully attractive, spellbinding
- mysticalOf hidden spiritual significance
moonstruck · honeymoon · stargazing · swoon · amorous · tender · evening · lover
crescent
Curved sickle-like arc
first quarter · last quarter · lunar cycle · lunation · supermoon · moonrise · moonset
nightfall
Onset of darkness
starlight · silhouette · glimmer · reflection · moonshine · moonglow · silvery · glow · pale · shimmer
moonshine
Illegally distilled spirits
- moonlightingCovert additional employment
- lunaticDeranged or irrational person
- lunacyExtreme irrational foolishness
Selene
Greek personification of nighttime orb
Chandra · Hecate · Thoth · Phoebe · werewolf · lunacy · mooncake · Mid-Autumn Festival · folklore · rabbit
orbit
Curved celestial path
astronomy · telescope · luminosity · magnitude · tidally locked · perigee · apogee · albedo · terminator · earthshine
high tide
Maximum sea level
spring tide · neap tide · gravitational pull · tidal force · tidal range · king tide · tidal bore · coastline · tidal basin · tidal current
orbit
Curved celestial path
- TitanMythic giant or moon
- EuropaGalilean moon with subsurface ocean
- GanymedeJupiter's largest natural satellite
Io · Enceladus · Phobos · Deimos · Charon · Triton · natural satellite
romantic
Conducive to love
- serenadeOutdoor romantic performance
- dreamyVague and pleasantly distracted
- enchantingDelightfully attractive, spellbinding
mystical · moonstruck · honeymoon · stargazing · swoon · amorous · tender · evening · lover
lunar calendar
Timekeeping by moon phases
- lunisolarInvolving both celestial cycles
- astronomystars, sun, planet, planets, star
- cosmosuniverse, galaxies, galaxy, stars, star
- naturesun, sky, trees, water, rain
- nature scienceanimals, plants, insects, butterflies, caterpillars
- Nightstars, starlight, midnight, night sky, darkness
- night skystars, constellations, shooting stars, constellation, meteor
- once in a blue moonExtremely infrequently
- blue moonUncommon lunar event
- half moonSemicircular lunar phase
- full moonCompletely lit satellite phase
- crescent moonPartially illuminated lunar phase
- the MoonEarth's natural satellite
moonlight, moons, moonlit, mooning, moonbeam, mooned, moonless, moony, moonlike