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Topics referred to by the same term
Moon shell or Moonshell may refer to: Euspira heros, the northern moon snail Neverita didyma, the bladder moon snail Naticidae, or moon snails, a family
Moon_shell
Species of mollusc
the bladder moon snail or moon shell, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. Like
Neverita_didyma
Family of gastropods
Naticidae, common name moon snails or necklace shells, is a family of medium to large-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade
Naticidae
Smallest Galilean moon of Jupiter
Galilean moons. It is observable from Earth with common binoculars and is a planetary-mass moon, slightly smaller and less massive than Earth's Moon. Europa
Europa_(moon)
American novelist (born 1943)
Holidays (2005, Ballantine) The Hot Flash Club Chills Out (2006, Ballantine) Moon Shell Beach (2008, Ballantine) Summer House (2009, Ballantine) Beachcombers
Nancy_Thayer
American model turned actress (born 1975)
Korinna Moon Bloodgood (born September 20, 1975) is an American actress and model, known for her role as Lieutenant Blair Williams in the 2009 film Terminator
Moon_Bloodgood
Luxury car series produced by Lexus
exclusive to the ES 350, including Aquamarine Pearl, Royal Ruby Metallic, Moon Shell Mica, and Amber Pearl. The drag coefficient was Cd 0.28. Compared to the
Lexus_ES
Genus of gastropods
subfamily Globisininae of the family Naticidae, which are known as moon snails or moon shells. Species within the genus Falsilunatia include: Falsilunatia ambigua
Falsilunatia
Innermost Galilean moon of Jupiter
innermost and second-smallest of the four Galilean moons of Jupiter. Slightly larger than Earth's Moon, Io is the fourth-largest natural satellite in the
Io_(moon)
Largest moon of Saturn
Titan is the largest moon of Saturn and the second largest in the Solar System. It is the only moon known to have a dense atmosphere—denser than Earth's—and
Titan_(moon)
Species of gastropod
fluctifraga, the smooth Venus clam. "Chemnitz' Moon Shell | Mexico – Fish, Birds, Crabs, Marine Life, Shells and Terrestrial Life". 5 November 2018. Retrieved
Notocochlis_chemnitzii
Largest moon of Jupiter
satellite of Jupiter and is the largest and most massive moon in the Solar System. Like Saturn's largest moon Titan, it is larger than the planet Mercury, but
Ganymede_(moon)
Distance from center of Earth to center of Moon
increasing, which implies that the Moon was closer in the past, and that Earth's days were shorter. Fossil studies of mollusk shells from the Campanian era (80 million
Lunar_distance
Species of mollusc (fossil)
predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Naticidae, the moon shells. This is the type species of the genus Neverita. The fossil record of
Neverita_josephinia
Japanese seafood
for a chat, one of the lords presented him with three items: oysters, moon shell, and konowata. Hideyoshi ordered Hosokawa Yusai, who was there, to compose
Konowata
Theater in Zhuhai, China
and opera house in Zhuhai. The design, named "Shells of the Sun and Moon", a reference to the Asia Moon Scallop, was the prizewinner of a 2009 contest
Zhuhai_Grand_Theater
1954 short story by Philip K. Dick
paranoid. This story was later expanded in the novel Clans of the Alphane Moon. "Shell Game" appears in the following Philip K. Dick collections: The Book of
Shell_Game_(short_story)
(warning) against her. Even the usually composed Jigoro is eating peanuts with shells and disclaiming that he is "done with Fujiko. When Yawara snaps out of her
List_of_Yawara!_episodes
2024 video game
the area are Moon Snail Shells, which act as bonfires where the player can cash in Microplastics and fast travel to other Moon Snail Shells. Additionally
Another_Crab's_Treasure
Common name that is applied to various kinds of sea snail
are any of several carnivorous sea snail species with a swirling, tapered shell. Many are eaten by humans, such as the common whelk of the North Atlantic
Whelk
Shelled gastropod
time to harvest by climbing the stalks, while the Aztec moon god Tecciztecatl bore a snail shell on his back. This symbolised rebirth; the snail's penchant
Snail
Federally recognized Southern Plains tribe in Oklahoma
with some other Cheyenne bands south of the Platte River (Meneo'hé'e – ″Moon Shell River″) toward the Arkansas River (Mótsėsóoneo'hé'e – ″Flint River″) and
Cheyenne_and_Arapaho_Tribes
Second-largest moon of Jupiter
second-largest moon of Jupiter, after Ganymede. It is also the third-largest moon in the Solar System, following Ganymede and Saturn's moon Titan, and nearly
Callisto_(moon)
Species of large sea snail in the family Naticidae
common subtidally. This species, like all moon snails, feeds voraciously on clams and other snails. The shell of this species is globular and can, under
Euspira_heros
Moon of Saturn
an ocean. Neither moon has a shape close to hydrostatic equilibrium; the deviations are maintained by isostasy. Dione's ice shell is thought to vary
Dione_(moon)
2005 video game
volunteers to travel in the aluminium shell. After the game's brief introduction in the shell, Ardan lands on the Moon and discovers the Selenites, as well
Voyage: Inspired by Jules Verne
Voyage:_Inspired_by_Jules_Verne
Common name for a group of sea snails
on the full or new moon and two days following. No ormers may be taken from the beach that are under 80 millimetres (3.1 in) in shell length. Gatherers
Abalone
Species of gastropod
p. 48. ISBN 978-0-937772-02-7. "Moon Shells of the Naticidae Family | Mexico – Fish, Birds, Crabs, Marine Life, Shells and Terrestrial Life". Retrieved
Polinices_bifasciatus
International new religious movement
informally Moonies. The Unification Church was founded in 1954 by Sun Myung Moon in Seoul, South Korea, as the Holy Spirit Association for the Unification
Unification_Church
Russian singer 1970-2015
in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex and the subsequent original soundtracks, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T. and Ghost in the Shell: Stand
Origa
Variety of families of Mollusca
Early Triassic epoch: The genus Liostrea grew on the shells of living ammonoids. Almost all shell-bearing mollusks can secrete pearls, yet most are not
Oyster
The geology of Titan, the largest moon of Saturn, is inferred from observations: Titan's density of 1.881 g/cm3 indicates that it is roughly 40–60% rock
Geology_of_Titan
2024 Russian film
the moth, in who she finds her shell. The moth hypnotizes Moonzy, and Moonzy has a vision of where she was born, the moon, and her mother, but a meteorite
Moonzy:_Homecoming
Genus of gastropods
of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Naticidae, the moon shells. Species within the genus Friginatica include: Friginatica aldingensis
Friginatica
Outermost solid shell of astronomical bodies
In geology, the crust is the outermost solid shell of a planet, dwarf planet, or natural satellite. It is usually distinguished from the underlying mantle
Crust_(geology)
List of counties and places
2% 0.4% 2.2% 6.1% Shaver Lake Fresno 710 98.2% 0.8% 1.0% 0.0% 0.0% 8.5% Shell Ridge Contra Costa 1,123 80.1% 10.2% 9.7% 0.0% 0.0% 19.0% Shelter Cove Humboldt
List of locations in California by race
List_of_locations_in_California_by_race
team. The escape room experience successfully rebonds the team. 178 24 "No Shell" Mitchell Ness Karen McClellan April 6, 2019 (2019-04-06) November 27, 2018
List of The Next Step episodes
List_of_The_Next_Step_episodes
Natural satellites of the planet Mars
The two moons of Mars are Phobos and Deimos. They are irregular in shape. Both were discovered by American astronomer Asaph Hall in August 1877 and are
Moons_of_Mars
"Chapter 01: Moon" Daina Giannecchini Teodoro Poppovic August 14, 2020 (2020-08-14) Offshore: André invites a diplomatic mission from the Shell to visit the
List_of_3%_episodes
Species of mollusc
callus which partly blocks the umbilicus of the shell. The maximum recorded shell length is 82 mm. This moon snail is found on sandy shores just below the
Neverita_duplicata
Pyramid structure in Mexico
The Pyramid of the Moon is the second-largest pyramid in Teotihuacan, after the Pyramid of the Sun, and located in modern-day San Martín de las Pirámides
Pyramid_of_the_Moon
Topics referred to by the same term
Romanian film by Alina Grigore, Golden Shell winner at the 69th San Sebastián International Film Festival Blue Moon (2025 film), an American biographical
Blue_Moon_(disambiguation)
Overview of tectonics on icy moons
Tectonic activities have been studied on several icy moons. Igneous activity on icy moons can be defined as the melting, ascension, and solidification
Tectonics_on_icy_moons
Species of gastropod
name the mottled necklace shell, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. This marine species
Tectonatica_tecta
Moon of Uranus
Miranda from William Shakespeare's play The Tempest. Like the other large moons of Uranus, Miranda orbits close to its planet's equatorial plane. Because
Miranda_(moon)
(periwinkles) Superfamily Naticoidea Forbes, 1838 (moon shells) Superfamily Rissooidea J.E. Gray, 1847 (Risso shells) (includes genus Oncomelania, schistosomiasis
Gastropod_classification
European mission to study Jupiter and its moons since 2023
The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice, formerly JUICE) is an interplanetary spacecraft developed by the European Space Agency (ESA). It is on its way
Jupiter_Icy_Moons_Explorer
Chinese wooden divination tools
Moon blocks, jiaobei (also written as jiao bei; Chinese: 筊杯 or 珓杯; pinyin: jiǎo bēi), or poe (from Chinese: 桮; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: poe; as used in the term "poe
Jiaobei
The new ramps and runway expansion consisted of asphalt over a crushed shell base. In 1950, the Air Force Armament Center was established at Eglin. After
History of Eglin Air Force Base
History_of_Eglin_Air_Force_Base
Mozambique) Comma necklace shell Notocochlis gualteriana Récluz, 1844. (Syn. Natica gualteriana) (Eastern Cape to Mozambique) Moon shell Polinices didyma Röding
List of marine molluscs of Mozambique
List_of_marine_molluscs_of_Mozambique
Third crewed Moon landing
would provide data about seismic wave transmission in the Moon's regolith. The mortar shells were not to be fired until the astronauts had returned to
Apollo_14
Sixth planet from the Sun
292 moons orbit the planet, of which 63 are officially named; these do not include the hundreds of moonlets in the rings. Titan, Saturn's largest moon and
Saturn
Genus of gastropods
of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Naticidae, the moon shells. The genus is endemic to New Zealand, with fossils dating back to the
Proxiuber
Main opening of the shell, where the head-foot part of the body of the animal emerges
The aperture is an opening in certain kinds of mollusc shells: it is the main opening of the shell, where the head-foot part of the body of the animal emerges
Aperture_(mollusc)
Moon of Saturn
is derived from the discoverer of Mimas, William Herschel, in 1789. The moon's presence has created one of the largest 'gaps' in Saturn's ring, named the
Mimas
American film screenwriter and producer
the original Transformers film series: Revenge of the Fallen, Dark of the Moon, and Age of Extinction, in addition to the American version of The Ring and
Ehren_Kruger
American actress (born 1984)
'Ghost in a Shell'". Marie Claire. Archived from the original on September 17, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2017. "The Ghost in the Shell (2017)". Box
Scarlett_Johansson
& Steve Wolfhard Sprig finds a blue moon shell that he hopes to give to Ivy on her birthday. However, the shell gets stolen so he and Anne play cops
List_of_Amphibia_episodes
Rock dust covering the Moon
regolith is the unconsolidated material found on the surface of the Moon and in the Moon's tenuous atmosphere. Lunar soil typically refers to only the finer
Lunar_regolith
Molluscs are a large phylum of invertebrate animals, many of which have shells. Edible molluscs are harvested from saltwater, freshwater, and the land
List_of_edible_molluscs
List of the species of sea snails and sea slugs of South Africa
Mozambique) Neverita perselephanti (Link, 1807) (KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique) Moon shell Polinices didyma Röding, 1798 (Mossel Bay to Mozambique) Polinices mammilla
List of marine gastropods of South Africa
List_of_marine_gastropods_of_South_Africa
Museum
lightning whelk, Lewis moon snail, horse conch, and many others. Supporting exhibits in the Living Gallery include videos, shell specimens, models, dioramas
Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum
Bailey-Matthews_National_Shell_Museum
British-born polar explorer and entrepreneur
Regan was born in Manchester and has eight children. Moon-Regan Trans Antarctic Expedition. "Moon-Regan Trans Antarctic Expedition". Unknown (9 December
Andrew_Regan
Geological formation in the Intermountain West of the United States
Swain, 1964 Lake Unita A cypridid ostracod. Male and female specimens show shell sexual dimorphism Pseudoeucypris †P. pagei (Swain) Swain, 1956 Lake Unita
Paleobiota of the Green River Formation
Paleobiota_of_the_Green_River_Formation
Hebrew) Soft Moon musician Luis Vasquez, DJ Juan Mendez found dead in downtown L.A. loft Condolences for ANC MP Violet Siwela Soft Moon musician Luis
Deaths_in_January_2024
Fourth-largest moon of Uranus
fourth-largest moon of Uranus. Ariel orbits and rotates in Uranus's equatorial plane, which is almost perpendicular to the planet's orbit, giving the moon an extreme
Ariel_(moon)
American actor (born 1992)
opening weekend of New Moon is the third highest opening weekend in domestic history with $142,839,137. The Twilight Saga: New Moon also has the sixth highest
Taylor_Lautner
Accessories for the Nintendo DS console
any other commercial software, but some homebrew applications such as MoonShell or Quake DS can use it. The Faceningscan is a camera Option Pak that plugs
List of Nintendo DS accessories
List_of_Nintendo_DS_accessories
American voice actress (born 1966)
singer, and voice director. She is known for her work in the Ghost in the Shell series, voicing Motoko Kusanagi and working as an ADR director on several
Mary_Elizabeth_McGlynn
1996 single by Savage Garden
"To the Moon and Back" is a song by Australian pop duo Savage Garden, released in Australia on 4 November 1996 as the second single from their self-titled
To the Moon and Back (Savage Garden song)
To_the_Moon_and_Back_(Savage_Garden_song)
1916 R2 0-4-0ST 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Ministry of Munitions, Chilwell shell factory 1437 1916 0-4-0ST 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in Scrapped 1958 Built for John Williams
List of Peckett and Sons railway locomotives
List_of_Peckett_and_Sons_railway_locomotives
initial formation. Many moons have formed from circling discs of gas and dust around their parent planets, while other moons are thought to have formed
Formation and evolution of the Solar System
Formation_and_evolution_of_the_Solar_System
Species of mollusc
clam is an invasive species. In New England the soft-shell clam is preyed heavily upon by northern moon snails and invasive green crabs. They are also a favorite
Soft-shell_clam
Chinese baked item
The festival is primarily about the harvest, while a legend connects it to moon watching, and mooncakes are regarded as a delicacy. Mooncakes are offered
Mooncake
Species of gastropod
shell or the New Zealand moon snail, is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a predatory marine gastropod mollusc in the Family Naticidae, the moon snails
Tanea_zelandica
2014 Doctor Who episode
Moon as it starts to crumble. The winged creature inside the Moon hatches from its shell and flies off. It lays another egg that becomes a new moon.
Kill_the_Moon
Computer programming environment
read–eval–print loop (REPL), also termed an interactive toplevel or language shell, is a simple interactive computer programming environment that takes single
Read–eval–print_loop
performance of their duties when a casualty clearing station was heavily shelled — Sister Mary Gladys Connie Foley RRC Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military
1918_New_Year_Honours_(MM)
fire-swept field, the officers and men of Company A, ignoring heavy explosive shells, direct tank fire, and withering automatic-weapons fire and suffering heavy
List of recipients of the United States Presidential Unit Citation
List_of_recipients_of_the_United_States_Presidential_Unit_Citation
Animated children's television series
Oona wants to stay up late to see a super moon. The Shiny Shell / Friendly Flynne / A Feather Bed - A shell that Baba finds attracts seagulls; Flynne
Puffin_Rock
Mythology
hollow of a vast coconut shell, the interior of this imaginary shell being Avaiki, the under world, and the outer side of the shell as the upper world of
Cook_Islands_mythology
Crescent-moon shaped area on the shells of some marine bivalves
the Latin meaning small moon or crescent moon) is an anatomical feature which is found in the exterior surface of the shells of some species of clams
Lunule_(bivalve)
Species of gastropod
name the dark necklace shell, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. This species occurs
Euspira_fusca
1993 American film
directed by Albert Pyun, written by David S. Goyer and produced by Full Moon Entertainment. It stars Megan Ward, Peter Billingsley, John de Lancie, Sharon
Arcade_(film)
Fantasy novel by Abraham Merritt
’30s. Beginning with The Moon Pool in 1919, he produced a series of novels about caverns, lost races, ancient ray machines, shell-shaped hovercraft, and
The_Moon_Pool
in the Shell: Arise – Alternative Architecture Ghost in the Shell TV series Compilation 2015 Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie Ghost in the Shell Film 2015
List_of_mecha_anime
books causing him to want to fly to the moon to meet the Moon Maidens there. Jethro buys a rocket to fly to the moon and puts it in the mansion's driveway
List of The Beverly Hillbillies episodes
List_of_The_Beverly_Hillbillies_episodes
Le ultime 56 ore Claudio Fragasso Drama. Consequences after the use of shells with depleted uranium in NATO bombing of Yugoslavia 2012 Kosovo Agnus Dei
List_of_Yugoslav_Wars_films
Commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ
the first full moon on or after the vernal equinox. Even if calculated on the basis of the Gregorian calendar, the date of that full moon sometimes differs
Easter
NASA space mission to Jupiter and Europa
mission to send a space probe developed by NASA to study Europa, a Galilean moon of Jupiter. Launched by a Falcon Heavy on October 14, 2024, the probe is
Europa_Clipper
Season of television series
306b 2.6 The Amarillo Kid returns to the zoo seeking help after losing his shell in a mini golf game to a pair of gophers, who are now after it. Feeling
The Penguins of Madagascar season 3
The_Penguins_of_Madagascar_season_3
Natural phenomenon due to which tidal locking occurs
effect of the tidal forces between an orbiting natural satellite (e.g. the Moon) and the primary planet that it orbits (e.g. Earth). The acceleration causes
Tidal_acceleration
Want to Break Free Brent Dawes Brent Dawes Tortoise has been lugging his shell around for a long time now, his whole life in fact, and he resents this
List_of_Jungle_Beat_episodes
Species of single-celled organism
Centre for Disease Control specifically outlines clams, mussels, whelks, moon-shells, dogwinkles, oysters, whole scallops, crabs and lobster as some of the
Alexandrium_tamarense
1828 U.S. campaign issue
tall, slim man, with a nervous manner. He used to carry a pocket full of shelled corn and play with the grains at the dining table...He says that Colonel
Andrew Jackson and the slave trade
Andrew_Jackson_and_the_slave_trade
Line dividing day and night on a celestial body
planetary body. The terminator is defined as the locus of points on a planet or moon where the line through the center of its parent star is tangent. An observer
Terminator_(solar)
American actress and singer (born 1979)
won Worst Director. Also in 2021, she starred in Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon, a fantasy thriller film by writer-director Ana Lily Amirpour. In 2022, she
Kate_Hudson
Study of extraterrestrial oceans
on Saturn's moon Enceladus, possibly originating from an ocean about 10 kilometers (6 mi) beneath the surface ice shell. Other icy moons may also have
Planetary_oceanography
Afghan-American novelist and pediatrician (born 1977)
three international bestselling novels, The Pearl that Broke Its Shell, When the Moon Is Low, and A House Without Windows. Hashimi was born on December
Nadia_Hashimi
Species of gastropod
snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Naticidae, the moon snails or necklace shells. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Proxiuber australe
Proxiuber_australe
MOON SHELL
MOON SHELL
Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : metronymic from the medieval personal name Mag(ge), a reduced form of Margaret (see Margeson); but in some cases a patronymic from the Old English personal name Mocca.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Sword blade
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Indian, Kannada, Kashmiri
Moon
Boy/Male
Indian
Fountain, Spring
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Munn, Mann, or possibly Moon.German : probably a variant of Mann.Catalan : from the Marian name Mare de Déu del Món, from Girona province. This name is very common in northern Catalonia.Asturian-Leonese or Aragonese : habitational name from Mon in Asturies, or from El Mon in Uesca, Aragón.Chinese : variant of Wan 1.
Girl/Female
Biblical
House, place of sin.
Girl/Female
Tamil
The Moon
Girl/Female
Australian, Irish
From Doon
Surname or Lastname
English (Northumberland and Durham)
English (Northumberland and Durham) : unexplained. Compare Moad, Mode.
Surname or Lastname
English (Leicestershire)
English (Leicestershire) : variant of Towne.
Girl/Female
Hindu
The Moon
Surname or Lastname
English, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh
English, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh : variant spelling of Moore.
Girl/Female
Bengali, Hindu, Indian
Slave; Myth Name; Letters
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Mocháin (see Mohan).English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Moyon in La Manche, named from the Gallo-Roman personal name Modius (from Latin modus ‘measure’) + the locative suffix -o (genitive -onis).English : nickname from Anglo-Norman French moun ‘monk’ (see Monk).Cornish : nickname for a slender person, from Cornish mon ‘thin’.Korean : variant of Mun.
Girl/Female
Australian, Finnish
Plenty; Moon
Boy/Male
Indian
Sword blade
Boy/Male
French
Dark skinned.
Surname or Lastname
English or Dutch
English or Dutch : variant of Boone.
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : variant spelling of Noone.English, Scottish, and Dutch : from Middle English none, Middle Dutch noene ‘noon’, the time of brightest sunshine, hence perhaps nickname for a bright and cheerful person or for someone born at that time of day. The word is derived from Latin nona (hora) ‘ninth (hour)’, i.e. about three o’clock. The change in meaning of the vocabulary word from mid-afternoon to midday, probably occurred as a result of monastic meal times being brought forward.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Journey
MOON SHELL
MOON SHELL
Male
Egyptian
, the last king of the IIIrd Egyptian dynasty.
Boy/Male
Arabic
Son of Arphaxad and Grandson of Shem
Surname or Lastname
English
English : reduced form of Goodenough.
Girl/Female
Bengali, Indian, Kannada
Beyond Comprehension; Beyond Knowledge
Male
Irish
Short form of Irish Gaelic Parthalán, possibly PARTH means "son of Talmai."
Girl/Female
Indian
Daughter of Brahma
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
The One who is in Behaviour
Boy/Male
Tamil
Rajahamsan | ராஜாஹமà¯à®¸à®¨
Swan
Boy/Male
Assamese, Indian
Reducing Air to Ashes; One of the 101 Names of Ahura Mazda
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Latin
Pearl; Daisy Flower; Form of Margaret; Child of Light; Similar to Margaret
MOON SHELL
MOON SHELL
MOON SHELL
MOON SHELL
MOON SHELL
a.
Furnished with a moon; bearing a crescent.
n.
A secondary planet, or satellite, revolving about any member of the solar system; as, the moons of Jupiter or Saturn.
n.
The time occupied by the moon in making one revolution in her orbit; a month.
n.
Good; prosperous; as, boon voyage.
n.
The moon at the quarters, when half its disk appears illuminated.
a.
Having eyes affected by the moon; moonblind; dim-eyed; purblind.
n.
The celestial orb which revolves round the earth; the satellite of the earth; a secondary planet, whose light, borrowed from the sun, is reflected to the earth, and serves to dispel the darkness of night. The diameter of the moon is 2,160 miles, its mean distance from the earth is 240,000 miles, and its mass is one eightieth that of the earth. See Lunar month, under Month.
n.
The shape of a half-moon; a crescent.
n.
A crescentlike outwork. See Half-moon.
a.
Of or pertaining to the moon.
v. i.
To emit a sound like moan; -- said of things inanimate; as, the wind moans.
n.
Manner of conceiving and expressing action or being, as positive, possible, hypothetical, etc., without regard to other accidents, such as time, person, number, etc.; as, the indicative mood; the infinitive mood; the subjunctive mood. Same as Mode.
v. i.
To take rest and refreshment at noon.
v. t.
To expose to the rays of the moon.
n.
A eye affected by the moon; also, a disease in the eye of a horse.
n.
Temper of mind; temporary state of the mind in regard to passion or feeling; humor; as, a melancholy mood; a suppliant mood.
n.
Alt. of Moot-house
n.
An outwork composed of two faces, forming a salient angle whose gorge resembles a half-moon; -- now called a ravelin.