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MOONLIGHT

Pronunciation (US):

• MOONLIGHT (noun)
The noun MOONLIGHT has 1 sense:

1. the light of the moon

Familiarity information: MOONLIGHT used as a noun is very rare.

• MOONLIGHT (verb)
The verb MOONLIGHT has 1 sense:

1. work a second job, usually after hours

Familiarity information: MOONLIGHT used as a verb is very rare.

• MOONLIGHT (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The light of the moon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Synonyms:

moonlight; moonshine; moon

Context examples:

moonlight is the smuggler's enemy / the moon was bright enough to read by

Hypernyms ("moonlight" is a kind of...):

light; visible light; visible radiation ((physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation)

Meronyms (parts of "moonlight"):

moon ray; moon-ray; moonbeam (a ray of moonlight)

• MOONLIGHT (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Work a second job, usually after hours

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Context example:

The law student is moonlighting as a taxi driver

Hypernyms (to "moonlight" is one way to...):

do work; work (be employed)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

"A sound mind in a sound body."
(English proverb)
"All dreams spin out from the same web."
(Native American proverb, Hopi)
"If three people tell you that you are drunk, you better lie down."
(American proverb)
"Homes among homes and grapevines among grapevines."
(Corsican proverb)

Useful links:
Definition of visible light
Pronunciation of visible radiation
Definition of moon-ray
Pronunciation of moonbeam
Definition of do work

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