moon - English word #493

Translation

The large round object that shines in the sky at night and moves around the earth.

Word origin

From Old English mona, related to the word for month, which the moon once measured.

Gender

Pluralmoons

bright tonight.

"Moon" is the round object that shines in the night sky.

once .

Here "moon" is the earth's one natural companion in the sky.

planets .

"Moons" is the plural, meaning more than one moon.

sun

The bright star in the sky that gives the Earth light and heat during the day.

star

A small bright point of light that you see in the sky at night.

sky

The space high above the earth that you see when you look up, where the sun, clouds, and stars are.

night

The dark part of each day, when the sun is down and people sleep.

earth

The planet where we live, or the ground and soil under our feet.

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