moon
noun
none the moon or the Moon the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2,160 miles (3,476 km).
moons
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pluralof moon.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof moon (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
moonnounnone the moon or the Moon the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2,160 miles (3,476 km).
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"This gives us more to use at Jupiter to carry out observations of the planet's icy moons."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026
Juice will monitor Jupiter's complex magnetic, radiation and plasma environment in depth and its interplay with the moons, studying the Jupiter system as an archetype for gas giant systems across the Universe.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026
Preserving that fuel is especially valuable because Juice will eventually need it while carrying out its ambitious scientific campaign around Jupiter and its moons.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026
The competing idea is that the moons began as asteroids and were later captured by Mars' gravity.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
She was beautiful, standing on the shelf with flowers and leaves and birds and moons carved all around her, and the large star at the very top.
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
