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Definition of Moonlight
1. Verb. Work a second job, usually after hours. "The law student is moonlighting as a taxi driver"
2. Noun. The light of the Moon. "The Moon was bright enough to read by"
Generic synonyms: Light, Visible Light, Visible Radiation
Terms within: Moon Ray, Moon-ray, Moonbeam
Derivative terms: Moony
Definition of Moonlight
1. n. The light of the moon.
Definition of Moonlight
1. Noun. The light reflected from the moon.''Webster's College Dictionary'', Random House, 2001 ¹
2. Noun. (context: attributive) Illuminated by the light from the moon.''The Illustrated Oxford Dictionary'', Oxford University Press, 1998 ¹
3. Verb. To work at a secondary job, often in the evening or during the night. In American English, simply secondary employment,Mish, Drederick C. (ed.). 1995. ''Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary.'' 10th ed. Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster. but in British English implying working secretly (i.e., not paying tax on the extra money earned).Treffry, Diana (ed.). 1999. ''Collins Paperback English Dictionary.'' 4th ed. Glasgow: HarperCollins. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Moonlight
1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]
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