Collocations for "moon"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "moon" in context.
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moon
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [full, crescent, half, blue, waning, waxing] moon
- [Jupiter's, Saturn's] moons
- the moons of [Jupiter]
- [Jupiter] has many moons
- [Jupiter's] [largest, most prominent] moon
- [fly, rocket, go] to the moon
- [study, observe] the moon
- [land, walk, explore] on the moon
- the moon [appeared, came up, rose] at [19:30]
- the moon shone [brightly, dimly]
- was bright in the moon's light
- [clouds, fog] [blanketed, covered] the moon
- the first [man, person, astronaut] on the moon
- the [first, last, most recent] mission to the moon
- the [light, reflection] of the moon
- an [eclipse, orbit] of the moon
- the face of the moon
- see the dark side of the moon
- the pull of the moon on the [tides, ocean, Earth]
- [craters, meteorites] on the moon
- the Sun and Moon
- only happens once in a blue moon
- a [memorable, wonderful] night four moons ago
- [gave, promised, offered] him the moon
- am over the moon about [the news, going on vacation]
- the Moon landings
- moon [missions, exploration, buggy]
- covered in moon dust
- the [business, product, idea] was a moon shot
- mooned the [crowd, audience, principal]
- mooned and flashed
- was mooned by a [man, boy]
- mooned [during, at] halftime
- been mooning about all [day, morning]
- mooning over him
- moon the [morning] away
- UK: mooning into [the sunset, each other's eyes]
- UK: mooning at each other
'moon' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bay
- beast
- blood
- blue
- dark
- darkness
- dazzle
- dazzling
- dip
- full
- gleam
- glimmer
- glitter
- glow
- goddess
- hang
- harvest
- image
- impact
- journey
- launch
- mare
- mass
- mission
- pale
- phase
- probe
- reflection
- rise
- rising
- rocket
- round
- scan
- shine
- sun
- surface
- tide
- trip
- wane
- wax
- worship