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Definition of Moonshine
1. Verb. Distill (alcohol) illegally; produce moonshine.
Category relationships: Chemical Science, Chemistry
Generic synonyms: Distil, Distill, Extract
Derivative terms: Moonshiner
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
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
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]