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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. the light of the Moon;
- Example: "moonlight is the smuggler's enemy"
- Example: "the Moon was bright enough to read by"
[syn: moonlight, moonshine, Moon]

2. whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash;
[syn: moonshine, bootleg, corn liquor]


VERB (1)

1. distill (alcohol) illegally; produce moonshine;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Moonshine \Moon"shine`\, n. 1. The light of the moon. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, show without substance or reality. [1913 Webster] 3. A month. [R.] --Shak. [1913 Webster] 4. A preparation of eggs for food. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 5. Liquor smuggled or illicitly distilled, especially liquor distilled illegally in rural parts of the southern U. S. [Dial. Eng., & Colloq. or Slang, U. S.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Moonshine \Moon"shine`\, a. Moonlight. [R.] --Clarendon. [1913 Webster] 2. Empty; trivial; idle. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 3. Designating, or pertaining to, illicit liquor; as, moonshine whisky. [Dial. Eng., & Colloq. or Slang, U. S.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

moonshine n 1: the light of the Moon; "moonlight is the smuggler's enemy"; "the Moon was bright enough to read by" [syn: moonlight, moonshine, Moon] 2: whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash [syn: moonshine, bootleg, corn liquor] v 1: distill (alcohol) illegally; produce moonshine