moon
noun /muːn/
/muːn/
Idioms - (usually the moon)(also the Moon)[singular] the round object that moves around the earth once every 27½ days and shines at night by light reflected from the sun
- the surface of the moon
- the first man to walk on the moon
- a moon landing
Extra ExamplesTopics Spacea2- He made a promise to put a man on the moon.
- During the eclipse, the moon passed between the sun and the Earth.
- The agency wants to establish a permanent moon base.
- an astronaut who was killed during the first moon mission
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bright
- pale
- large
- …
- cover
- hide
- fly to
- …
- appear
- come out
- rise
- …
- landing
- base
- rocket
- …
- on the moon
- under a/the moon
- the light of the moon
- the surface of the moon
- [singular] 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.
Extra Examples- The calendar gives you sunset times as well as moon phases.
- The moon had almost set and the night was now dark.
- They had to work by the light of the moon.
- A large black cloud covered the moon.
- The moon reflected perfectly off the surface of the water.
- The moon cast its soft glow on the earth below.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bright
- pale
- large
- …
- cover
- hide
- fly to
- …
- appear
- come out
- rise
- …
- landing
- base
- rocket
- …
- on the moon
- under a/the moon
- the light of the moon
- the surface of the moon
- [countable] a natural satellite that moves around a planet other than the earth
- How many moons does Jupiter have?
Extra ExamplesTopics Spaceb1- The probe landed on Saturn's largest moon.
- Galileo discovered the moons of Jupiter.
- Saturn's icy moons
Word OriginOld English mōna, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch maan and German Mond, also to month, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin mensis and Greek mēn ‘month’, and also Latin metiri ‘to measure’ (the moon being used to measure time).
Idioms
ask, cry, etc. for the moon
- (informal) to ask for something 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.
once in a blue moon
- (informal) very rarely
over the moon
- (informal, especially British English) extremely happy and excited
- They’re over the moon about their trip to Japan.
promise (somebody) the earth/moon/world
- (informal) to make promises that will be impossible to keep
- Politicians promise the earth before an election, but things are different afterwards.
promise (somebody) the moon/earth/world
- (informal) to make promises that will be impossible to keep
- Politicians promise the moon before an election, but things are different afterwards.