The Clue
Mars's Phobos and Deimos (5 letter answer)
The Answer
MOONS
Tags
Notes
The answer MOONS is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 600 puzzles.
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Definition
MOON as a noun:
1. the natural satellite of the Earth; "the average distance to the moon is 384,400 kilometers"; "men first stepped on the moon in 1969"
2. any object resembling a moon; "he made a moon lamp that he used as a night light"; "the clock had a moon that showed various phases"
3. (lunar month, moon, lunation, synodic month) = the period between successive new moons (29.531 days)
4. (moonlight, moonshine, moon) = the light of the moon; "moonlight is the smuggler's enemy"; "the moon was bright enough to read by"
5. (Moon, Sun Myung Moon) = United States religious leader (born in Korea) who founded the Unification Church in 1954; was found guilty of conspiracy to evade taxes (born in 1920)
6. any natural satellite of a planet; "Jupiter has sixteen moons"
MOON as a verb:
1. (daydream, moon) = have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake; "She looked out the window, daydreaming"
2. (moon, moon around, moon on) = be idle in a listless or dreamy way
3. expose one's buttocks to; "moon the audience"