Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Moongan A rural locality in Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia. moongate A circular passageway found in Chinese, Japanese, and Bermudian architecture. moongazer A person who observes the Moon; a lunar astronomer. moongazing Observing the Moon in the sky. moonglade The bright reflection of moonlight on a body of water. moonglow moonlight moonhood The state or quality of being a moon. moonias A white man. moonie A member of the Unification Church; a follower of its founder Sun Myung Moon. moonily In a moony manner. mooniness Quality of being moony. mooning The act of showing one's buttocks. moonish Like or resembling the moon. moonishly In a moonish manner. Moonite An inhabitant of the Moon. moonito Synonym of moonmoon. moonless During which no phase of the Moon is visible to provide light, whether because of cloud cover or because of a new moon. moonlessly In a moonless way; without a moon or the Moon. moonlessness The quality of being moonless; absence of a (visible) moon. moonlet a very small body orbiting a planet, often as part of a planetary ring system. moonlight The light reflected from the Moon, which seems to emanate from it. moonlighted Illuminated by moonlight. moonlighter A person who moonlights, working a second job on the side. moonlighting The act of, or a period of, working on the side (at a secondary job), often in the evening or during the night, either openly or secretly. moonlighty Resembling or characteristic of moonlight. moonlike Resembling the Moon, or a moon moonling A simpleton; a lunatic. moonlit Lit by moonlight. moonlitten moonlit moonly Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Moon; lunar; moonlike. moonman An MTV Video Music Award. moonmilk A white, creamy limestone precipitate found in caves. moonmoon A moon that orbits a larger moon. moonnaut Someone trained to live and work on a moon; an explorer of a moon Moonpar A locality in the Clarence Valley council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia. moonpath The elongated reflection of the moon on the water. moonphase Synonym of lunar phase. moonport A spaceport located on a moon. moonproof Preventing the passage of moonlight. moonquake A seismic event occurring on the moon; the lunar equivalent of an earthquake. moonraker Someone from Wiltshire. moonraking The smuggling of alcohol. moonrat A gymnure, especially the greater gymnure, Echinosorex gymnura. moonrise The time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon. moonroof A sunroof that has a clear glass panel, rather than being opaque, so that light can enter the vehicle even when the roof is closed. moonrun A dance move (or something similar or analogous) in which one slides backwards while appearing as if one was running forwards. moonrunes An incomprehensible writing script, or the language associated with it, usually referring to Japanese, but may also refer to Chinese, Korean and other East Asian writing scripts. moonrunner A person who illicitly distributes moonshine. moonsail A moonraker (sail). moonsault An attack where the wrestler faces away from the supine opponent and executes a backflip landing on the opponent in a splash/press position but facing towards the elevated position. moonscape A view of an area of the Moon. moonscreen A skin cream to be applied at night, for protection against moonlight. moonseed A twining plant of the genera Menispermum or Cocculus, in the family Menispermaceae. moonset The setting of the moon below the horizon. moonshine The light of the moon. moonshiner Someone who makes or distributes moonshine (illicit alcohol). moonshining Illicit production and distribution of liquor. moonshiny Moonlit; lit by moonlight. moonship A spaceship designed for travelling to the Moon. moonsick Insane or emotionally deranged, either temporarily or permanently. moonsickle A thin crescent of the moon. moonsickness The state or condition of being moonsick. moonside On the Moon or a moon. moonsighting Sighting the Moon (generally in an Islamic context, where the visibility of the Moon affects the timing of religious events). moonspeak Any foreign language deemed confusing by the speaker, especially Japanese or another East Asian language. moonstomp A ska dance with stamping motions. moonstone A translucent gemstone, an orthoclase feldspar, that has a pearly lustre. moonstricken Synonym of moonstruck (“of a person: Crazy or insane, supposedly due to the influence of the Moon; showing irrational behaviour, especially of a romantic or sentimental nature”). moonstruck Of a person: perverted or insane, originally supposedly due to the influence of the Moon; compare lunatic. moontime The time of menstruation. moonup Synonym of moonrise. moonwake The reflection of moonlight on a body of water. moonwalk An exploration of the Moon's surface on foot by an astronaut. moonwalker One who moonwalks; an astronaut who has walked on the Moon. moonward Toward the moon. moonwashed bathed in moonlight moonwatcher Synonym of moongazer. moonwatching observation of the Moon moonwise Anticlockwise. moonwort A small fern, Botrychium lunaria (lesser moonwort); later, any member of the genus. moony Resembling the Moon. moop To keep company, closely associate with. moor An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light (and usually acidic) soil, but sometimes marshy, and abounding in peat; a heath. (Compare bog, peatland, marsh, swamp, fen.) moora A locality in the Shire of Campaspe, northern Victoria, Australia Moorabbin A suburb in south-east Melbourne in the City of Kingston, Victoria, Australia. moorable That can be moored. Moorabool The Moorabool River, a river in Victoria, Australia, a tributary of the Barwon River (Victoria). Mooradian A surname from Armenian. moorage The act of mooring. moorah A measure used in the sale of paddy. Mooralla A locality in the Shire of Southern Grampians, south western Victoria, Australia Moorara A locality in the Wentworth council area, south western New South Wales, Australia. moorball A freshwater alga (Aegagropila linnaei) which forms a ball-shaped mass. moorband moorpan Moorbel A locality in the Cabonne council area, central New South Wales, Australia. moorberry cranberry (Vaccinium spp,) moorbird The red grouse. moorburn The controlled burning of moorland vegetation to encourage new growth (either heather or grassland) for the management of moorland game and wildlife or for improving the grazing potential. moorburning Synonym of moorburn. moorchat Only used in Congo moorchat moorcock A male red grouse. Moorcroft A surname. Moore Many toponymic place names, or parts of place names, derived from moor. Moorean Of or relating to G. E. Moore (1873–1958), English philosopher, one of the founders of the analytic tradition in philosophy. Moorebank A suburb of Sydney in the Liverpool council area, New South Wales, Australia. mooree A kind of cotton cloth from India. Moorefield A small town in Independence County, Arkansas, United States. Moorehead A surname. Moorehouse A surname. mooreite A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, sulfur, and zinc. Mooreland A town in Blue River Township, Henry County, Indiana, United States, from the surname Moore + land. Moorends A village in Thorne parish, (served by Thorne-Moorends Town Council), in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE6915). moorer The person who moors a vessel Moores A surname from Irish. Mooress A female Moor; a Moorish woman. Moorestown An unincorporated community in Norwich Township, Missaukee County, Michigan. Mooreville A locality in Burnie council area, north western Tasmania, Australia. Moorey A surname. Moorfield A surname from Old English. Moorfields A suburb of Bristol, England, east of the city centre (OS grid ref ST6173). moorfowl The red grouse. Moorgate An urban area, a railway station and street in the City of London, Greater London, named after a former gate in London's wall (OS grid ref TQ3281). Moorhampton A hamlet in Yazor parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO3846). Moorhead A surname. moorhen Any of various medium-sized water birds of the genus Gallinula, of the rail family, that feed in open water margins. Moorhouse A small village in Burgh by Sands parish, City of Carlisle district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY3356). moorhouseite A monoclinic-prismatic pink mineral containing cobalt, hydrogen, manganese, nickel, oxygen, and sulfur. moori Puffed rice. Moorilda A locality in the Blayney council area, central eastern New South Wales, Australia. Moorilim A locality in the City of Greater Shepparton and the Shire of Strathbogie, north eastern Victoria, Australia. moorill A disease of cattle, with hemoglobinuria. Moorina A locality in Dorset council area, north eastern Tasmania, Australia. mooring A place to moor a vessel. moorish Of or pertaining to the Moors or their culture. moorishly In a Moorish manner. Moorishness Quality of being Moorish. moorit A shade of reddish brown, typically applied to a breed of Shetland sheep or the wool that comes from it. moorland Open land that has an acidic peaty soil and is mostly covered with heather or bracken. moorlander An inhabitant of the moorlands. Moorleah A locality in Waratah-Wynyard council area, north western Tasmania, Australia. moorlog Peat, especially that composed of decaying wood (brushwood, tree trunks, etc), obtained from below the surface of the waters of a bog. moorman A Moor. moormaster The superintendent overseeing mining operation operations in the upland moors. moorn morn; morning Moornapa A locality in the Shire of Wellington, south eastern Victoria, Australia. Moorngag A locality in the Rural City of Benalla, north eastern Victoria, Australia. Moorong A locality in the Wagga Wagga council area, southern New South Wales, Australia. Moorooduc A town in the Shire of Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia Mooroolbark An eastern suburb of Melbourne in the Shire of Yarra Ranges, Victoria, Australia. Mooroopna A town in the City of Greater Shepparton, north eastern Victoria, Australia.