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moonshine

2 syllables
nounverb
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As a noun, moonshine means the light of the moon. As a verb, it means distill (alcohol) illegally.

Meanings of moonshine

8 meanings

noun

  1. literallyThe light of the moon.

  2. informalHigh-proof alcohol (especially whiskey) that is often, but not always, produced illegally.

    “They watered down the moonshine.”

  3. colloquialNonsense.

    “He was talking moonshine.”

  4. mathematicsA branch of pure mathematics relating the Monster group to an invariant of elliptic functions.

  5. USculinaryA spiced dish of eggs and fried onions.

  6. Whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mashfood

    Similar: bootleg, corn liquor
Older and rare meanings (1)

  1. obsoleteA month.

verb

  1. Distill (alcohol) illegally; produce moonshine

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

moonshine around the world

USA spiced dish of eggs and fried onions.

Synonyms by meaning

noun: the light of the Moon
moonlightMoon
noun: whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash
bootlegcorn liquor

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