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Full moon   /fʊl mun/   Listen
adjective
Full  adj.  (compar. fuller; superl. fullest)  
1.
Filled up, having within its limits all that it can contain; supplied; not empty or vacant; said primarily of hollow vessels, and hence of anything else; as, a cup full of water; a house full of people. "Had the throne been full, their meeting would not have been regular."
2.
Abundantly furnished or provided; sufficient in quantity, quality, or degree; copious; plenteous; ample; adequate; as, a full meal; a full supply; a full voice; a full compensation; a house full of furniture.
3.
Not wanting in any essential quality; complete; entire; perfect; adequate; as, a full narrative; a person of full age; a full stop; a full face; the full moon. "It came to pass, at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed." "The man commands Like a full soldier." "I can not Request a fuller satisfaction Than you have freely granted."
4.
Sated; surfeited. "I am full of the burnt offerings of rams."
5.
Having the mind filled with ideas; stocked with knowledge; stored with information. "Reading maketh a full man."
6.
Having the attention, thoughts, etc., absorbed in any matter, and the feelings more or less excited by it, as, to be full of some project. "Every one is full of the miracles done by cold baths on decayed and weak constitutions."
7.
Filled with emotions. "The heart is so full that a drop overfills it."
8.
Impregnated; made pregnant. (Obs.) "Ilia, the fair,... full of Mars."
At full, when full or complete.
Full age (Law) the age at which one attains full personal rights; majority; in England and the United States the age of 21 years.
Full and by (Naut.), sailing closehauled, having all the sails full, and lying as near the wind as poesible.
Full band (Mus.), a band in which all the instruments are employed.
Full binding, the binding of a book when made wholly of leather, as distinguished from half binding.
Full bottom, a kind of wig full and large at the bottom.
Full brother or Full sister, a brother or sister having the same parents as another.
Full cry (Hunting), eager chase; said of hounds that have caught the scent, and give tongue together.
Full dress, the dress prescribed by authority or by etiquette to be worn on occasions of ceremony.
Full hand (Poker), three of a kind and a pair.
Full moon.
(a)
The moon with its whole disk illuminated, as when opposite to the sun.
(b)
The time when the moon is full.
Full organ (Mus.), the organ when all or most stops are out.
Full score (Mus.), a score in which all the parts for voices and instruments are given.
Full sea, high water.
Full swing, free course; unrestrained liberty; "Leaving corrupt nature to... the full swing and freedom of its own extravagant actings." South (Colloq.)
In full, at length; uncontracted; unabridged; written out in words, and not indicated by figures.
In full blast. See under Blast.






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"Full moon" Quotes from Famous Books



... behind him the "college pup" entered the room again. "Oh, Abe's gone!" he said excitedly. "I hoped you'd get rid of the old rip-roarer. I wanted to be alone with you for a while. I don't really need to start yet. With the full moon I can do it before daylight." Then, with quick warmth, "Ah, Nancy, Nancy, you're a flower— the flower of all the prairies," he added, catching her hand ...
— The Judgment House • Gilbert Parker

... The full moon was again lifting above the city and touching all the roofs with silver. From where he lay he looked out and up, trying to forget his wretchedness, but living the coming encounter again and again. His ears grew hot as Barber seized one of them and wrung ...
— The Rich Little Poor Boy • Eleanor Gates

... the Australians, says: "The Australian blacks do not, like many other savage tribes, attach any ideas of divinity to the sun or moon. On one of our expeditions the full moon rose large and red over the palm forest. Struck by the splendor of the scene, I pointed at the moon and asked my companions, 'Who made it?' They answered, 'Other blacks.' Thereupon I asked, 'Who made the sun?' and got the same answer. The ...
— Religion and Lust - or, The Psychical Correlation of Religious Emotion and Sexual Desire • James Weir

... crowns," the Captain answered quietly. "If you lose you contrive to leave one of the gates of Lusigny open for me before next full moon. ...
— In Kings' Byways • Stanley J. Weyman

... like the full moon, appeared for an instant from its cloudy curtain. "Harriet! Harriet Munn!" she called, "and you, Arabella, could you run up here a minit an' pin on these blue cuffs o' mine? An' I can't find my Sunday gloves, ...
— Treasure Valley • Marian Keith


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