A small moon that orbits near the outer edges of a planetary ring or within gaps in the ring. The edge of the ring remains sharply defined owing to the gravity of shepherd moons.

(astronomy) Either of the intermediate stages between the new and full moons.

A small pouch attached to a belt that is worn on the outside of clothing around the waist and used for holding small personal items.

Alternative form of mooncake

Alternative form of half-moon

Any of the four Galilean moons.

The four and by far largest moons of Jupiter, namely Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto, discovered by Galileo Galilei.

plural of Galilean moon

plural of moon letter

(linguistics) One of fourteen Arabic letters that do not affect the pronunciation of the "L" of a preceding definite article (ال- (al--)). The "L" in the Arabic definite article is pronounced "L" when followed by a moon letter: e.g., القُرْآن (al-qurʾān). The fourteen moon letters are: ء (ʾ), ب (b), ج (j), ح (ḥ), خ (ḵ), ع (ʿ), غ (ḡ), ف (f), ق (q), ك (k), م (m), ه (h), و (w), ي (y)