moons

Noun

moon (plural moons)

1. (broadly, informal) Any natural satellite of a planet.
   • The stargazer observed the moons of Jupiter for over a year.

   Synonyms:

   satellite

2. (literary) A month, particularly a lunar month.
   • They stayed with their aunt and uncle for many moons.

   Synonyms:

   calendar month, lunar month, month

3. A representation of the moon, usually as a crescent or as a circle with a face; a crescent-shaped shape, symbol, or object.
   • The wizard costume was decorated with stars and moons.
4. A crescent-like outwork in a fortification.
   • The moons surrounding the city walls were built in the sixteenth century.
5. The eighteenth trump/major arcana card of the tarot.
6. The thirty-second Lenormand card.

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