Definition of Moonshine

1. Verb. Distill (alcohol) illegally; produce moonshine.

Category relationships: Chemical Science, Chemistry
Generic synonyms: Distil, Distill, Extract
Derivative terms: Moonshiner

2. Noun. The light of the Moon. "The Moon was bright enough to read by"
Exact synonyms: Moon, Moonlight
Generic synonyms: Light, Visible Light, Visible Radiation
Terms within: Moon Ray, Moon-ray, Moonbeam
Derivative terms: Moony

3. Noun. Whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash.
Exact synonyms: Bootleg, Corn Liquor
Generic synonyms: Corn, Corn Whiskey, Corn Whisky
Derivative terms: Bootleg, Bootleg

Definition of Moonshine

1. n. The light of the moon.

2. a. Moonlight.

3. n. Liquor smuggled or illicitly distilled.

4. a. Empty; trivial; idle.

Definition of Moonshine

1. Noun. (literally) The light of the moon; moonlight. ¹

2. Noun. Illegally distilled liquor, so named because much of the manufacturing process often is conducted without artificial light at night when the moon is shining. ¹

3. Noun. (colloquial) nonsense ¹

4. Noun. (mathematics) A branch of pure mathematics relating the monster group to an invariant of elliptic functions; see (w monstrous moonshine). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Moonshine

1. [v -SHINED, -SHINING, -SHINES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Moonshine

moonroofs
moonrunes
moons
moonsail
moonsails
moonscape
moonscapes
moonseed family
moonseeds
moonset
moonsets
moonshee
moonshees
moonshell
moonshine (current term)
moonshined
moonshiner
moonshiner's turn
moonshiner U
moonshiners
moonshiners' turns
moonshines
moonshining
moonshiny
moonshot
moonshots
moonspeak
moonstone
moonstones

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