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| crescent |
A crescent is the curved shape of the moon when we can only see a little of it. A "crescent moon" is one of the phases that the moon goes through every month. Every month, the lit up part of the moon gets bigger and smaller. When it is small, it is called a crescent. [1/2 definitions] |
| gibbous |
When we say there is "gibbous moon," we are talking about one of the phases that the moon goes through every month. When there is a gibbous moon, the lit up part of the moon is quite big. The moon is not completely lit up, but we can see a lot of it. |
| go out |
If something goes out, like a candle or a light, it stops burning or stops being lit. [1/4 definitions] |
| Hanukkah |
a Jewish festival that runs for eight days in December in which a special candle is lit each night. Hanukkah celebrates the anniversary of the dedication of the temple at Jerusalem and the miracle of the lamp. |
| illuminate |
to become lit up. [1/4 definitions] |
| lit1 |
"Lit" is a past tense and past participle of the verb "light1." |
| lit up |
If something is lit up, it is sending out bright light, or it is reflecting bright light. |
| new moon |
The "new moon" is one of the four phases that the moon goes through every month. In every phase, the lit up part of the moon looks smaller or larger in the sky. When the moon is in the new moon phase, there is no part that is lit up and we can hardly see the moon at all. The new moon phase happens when the moon passes directly between the sun and the earth. |
| result |
A result is something that happens because of something else. If you walk outside in the rain, getting wet will be the result. If a lit candle falls over, the result might be a fire. [1/4 definitions] |
| sun |
an area that is lit up by sunlight. [1/5 definitions] |
| torch |
a stick or rod with a burning material on one end that is lit and carried for light. [1/3 definitions] |
| wane |
If we say the moon is waning, we mean that the bright part is getting smaller as we look at it from Earth. Over several days, the moon goes from being completely lit up in the sky to being completely dark. During those days, we say the moon is waning. [1/2 definitions] |
| wax2 |
When we say the moon is waxing, we mean that the bright part is getting bigger as we look at it from Earth. Over several days, the moon goes from being completely dark to being completely lit up. During those days, we say the moon is waxing. |
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