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FULL MOON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The time when the Moon is fully illuminated
Example:
the moon is at the full
Synonyms:
full; full-of-the-moon; full moon; full phase of the moon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("full moon" is a kind of...):
phase of the moon (a time when the Moon presents a particular recurring appearance)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "full moon"):
harvest moon (the full moon nearest the September equinox)
Holonyms ("full moon" is a part of...):
month (a time unit of approximately 30 days)
Context examples:
A full moon was beginning to rise and peered redly through the upper edges of the fog, and this increased our haste, for it was plain, before we came forth again, that all would be as bright as day, and our departure exposed to the eyes of any watchers.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
This man, who was old and dim-sighted, put on his spectacles to behold me better; at which I could not forbear laughing very heartily, for his eyes appeared like the full moon shining into a chamber at two windows.
(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)
Luckily, the full moon of March 9 will be in perfect conversation with Mars and Jupiter in your fourth house of home.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
But the upcoming supermoon — on Monday, Nov. 14 — will be especially “super” because it’s the closest full moon to Earth since 1948.
(November Supermoon a Spectacular Sight, NASA)
The full moon was shining brightly, and the air was crisply cold.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
In the days that surround this full moon, take it easy, and don’t allow yourself any excuse for not getting the sleep you need.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
On Monday, Nov. 14, the moon is at perigee at 6:22 a.m. EST and “opposite” the sun for the full moon at 8:52 a.m. EST (after moonset for most of the US).
(November Supermoon a Spectacular Sight, NASA)
The full moon in Gemini on December 11 will be a time of rest and rejuvenation.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
When it comes to work projects, you seem to have a major event culminating at this full moon.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Not to be outdone, Uranus will send a sparkler of a beam himself to this full moon, adding to the possibility that you will get a thrilling career surprise over that weekend.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
