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- moon gate/ˈmuːn ɡeɪt/A circular opening in a garden wall, often without a door, serving as a decorative or ceremonial entrance in traditional Chinese and adapted Western gardens.nounC2 (very low)
- moon jellyfish/ˈmuːn ˈdʒɛl.i.fɪʃ/A common, nearly transparent jellyfish of the genus Aurelia, with a saucer-shaped bell and four horseshoe-shaped gonads visible through its body.nounC1
- moon knife/ˈmuːn ˌnaɪf/A cutting tool with a distinctive crescent-shaped blade.nounLow (specialized/technical term)
- moon letter/ˈmuːn ˌlɛt.ə/In Arabic grammar, a consonant that does not cause the assimilation of the definite article 'al-'.nounVery Low
- moon pillar/ˈmuːn ˌpɪlə/A vertical shaft or column of light seen in the sky, extending above or below the moon, caused by the reflection of moonlight from ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere.nounLow
- moon pool/ˈmuːn ˌpuːl/An opening in the hull or floor of a ship or offshore platform, extending down into the water, allowing equipment to be lowered and recovered.nounLow
- moon rat/ˈmuːn ˌrat/A small, nocturnal mammal, also known as a gymnure, resembling a rat but more closely related to hedgehogs, found in Southeast Asia.nounRare / Technical (Zoology)
- moon shell/ˈmuːn ʃɛl/A type of marine gastropod mollusc, often of the family Naticidae, with a smooth, rounded, globular shell resembling a full moon.nounLow
- moonball/ˈmuːn.bɔːl/A tennis shot hit very high with heavy topspin, making it bounce extremely high.nounSpecialized
- moonbeam/ˈmuːn.biːm/a ray of light from the moon.nounC1
- moonbow/ˈmuːnbəʊ/A rainbow produced by moonlight rather than sunlight.nounC2
- mooncalf/ˈmuːnkɑːf/A foolish, simple, or lazy person; a born fool.nounC2 (Very Low Frequency)
- moonchild/ˈmuːntʃaɪld/A person born under the astrological sign of Cancer (traditionally, when the moon is prominent in their birth chart).nounLow
- mooneye/ˈmuːn.aɪ/A fish of the family Hiodontidae, with large, silvery eyes, especially Hiodon tergisus, native to North American freshwaters.nounRare/Low
- moonfish/ˈmuːnfɪʃ/A type of marine fish, typically with a laterally compressed, silvery body and a rounded or oblong shape.nounLow
- moonflower/ˈmuːnˌflaʊ.ər/a white night-blooming flowering plant.nounC2 / Very Low
- moonie/ˈmuːni/A member of the Unification Church, a religious movement founded by Sun Myung Moon.nounLow
- moonlet/ˈmuːn.lət/A small natural satellite, a tiny moon.nounC2 (Very Low Frequency)
- moonlight/ˈmuːnlaɪt/the light from the moon.adjectivenounverb+1B1
- moonlight flit/ˈmuːnlaɪt flɪt/A secret departure at night, especially to avoid paying rent or debts.nounLow
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