Phrase Hound found 286 phrases and 221 compound words that contain moon. The most common are listed below. Open moon in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 286
- over the moonDelighted, thrilled.
- man in the moonAn image of a man perceived in the dark maria (plains or "seas") and light highlands or other features of the Moon, originally regarded as a man with a burden on his back or accompanied by a small dog, and now more commonly as a man's face …
- full moonThe phase of the moon when it is in opposition to the sun and its full disc is therefore visible.
- ask for the moonTo claim or desire something that one cannot have.
- shoot the moonTo attain great heights, a high value, or a numerically high measurement.
- new moonThe phase of the moon when it is in conjunction with the sun and is therefore obscured.
- half-moonThe moon in its first or last quarter when only half the visible face is illuminated; a quarter moon.
- Sailor Moon
- blood moonThe moon as it appears during a total lunar eclipse.
- phase of the moonSynonym of lunar phase: Any of the near-monthly cyclically occurring aspects or appearances presented by a moon as seen from its planet (unless otherwise specified, the Moon as seen from Earth).
- moon bagA small pouch attached to a belt that is worn on the outside of clothing around the waist and used for holding small personal items.
- moon letterOne of fourteen Arabic letters that do not affect the pronunciation of the "L" of a preceding definite article (ال- (al--)). The "L" in the Arabic definite article is pronounced "L" when followed by a moon letter: e.g., القُرْآن …
- moon shotThe launching of a spacecraft or an object to orbit or land on the Moon.
- moon phaseAlternative form of phase of the moon: Any of the near-monthly cyclically occurring aspects or appearances presented by a moon as seen from its planet (unless otherwise specified, the Moon as seen from Earth).
- crescent moonThe Moon as it appears early in its first quarter or late in its last quarter, when only a small arc-shaped section of the visible portion is illuminated by the Sun.
- man on the moonAlternative form of man in the moon: An image of a man perceived in the dark maria (plains or "seas") and light highlands or other features of the Moon, originally regarded as a man with a burden on his back or accompanied by a small dog …
- old moonThe phase of the moon when it is waning.
- moon landingThe safe arrival of a spacecraft on the surface of the moon.
- phases of the moonplural of phase of the moon: Any of the near-monthly cyclically occurring aspects or appearances presented by a moon as seen from its planet (unless otherwise specified, the Moon as seen from Earth).
- Mountains of the MoonA legendary mountain range said by Ptolemy to be the source of the Nile.
- blue moonAn extra full moon that appears in a subdivision of a year, namely:
- moon poolAn opening in the base of the hull of a vessel (especially a marine drilling platform), which is used for lowering equipment into the sea below.
- moon cakeAlternative form of mooncake: A rich, dense Chinese pastry traditionally filled with lotus seed paste and nowadays with a variety of other fillings, usually eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival (on the 15th day of the eighth month of the …
- mini-moonAlternative form of minimoon: A brief honeymoon or holiday taken after a wedding.
- once in a blue moonVery rarely; very infrequently.
Compound words 221
- MondayThe second day of the week in many religious traditions, and the first day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm. It follows Sunday and precedes Tuesday.
- honeymoonThe period of time immediately following a marriage.
- moonshineThe light of the moon.
- moonstoneA translucent gemstone, an orthoclase feldspar, that has a pearly lustre.
- moonriseThe time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon.
- moonlitLit by moonlight.
- moonwalkAn exploration of the Moon's surface on foot by an astronaut.
- moonbeamA ray or shaft of moonlight.
- moonsetThe setting of the moon below the horizon.
- moonbatA liberal (someone with a left-wing ideology).