moonbeam

[ moon-beem ]

/ ˈmunˌbim /

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noun

a ray of moonlight.

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Origin of moonbeam

First recorded in 1580–90; moon + beam

Words nearby moonbeam

moolvie, Moomba, moon, moon bag, moonball, moonbeam, moon-blind, moon blindness, moonbow, mooncalf, moonchild

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How to use moonbeam in a sentence

In terms of difficulty, trapping a plasma is right up there with catching a cloud and pinning it down, or holding a moonbeam in your hand.
A magnetic trap captures elusive ultracold plasma|Maria Temming|March 8, 2021|Science News
But, while Brown may have been "Governor Moonbeam" to the Republicans, he wasn't nearly left enough for Palevsky.
Putting Words in Gore Vidal’s Mouth—a Copywriter Recalls the 1982 Senate Campaign|Robert Chandler|August 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Her worn-out blue petticoat is lighted up by a moonbeam; in her hand she appears to have a hoe.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.|Clara Erskine Clement
A strange look which startled Felipe swept across Ramona's face; it might have been a moonbeam.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson

The thought startled him, and seemed to give an awful lustre to the moonbeam which fell into the room.
Eric, or Little by Little|Frederic W. Farrar
With her this was equivalent to a witch riding on a broomstick or going to heaven on a moonbeam.
Personal Recollections of Pardee Butler|Pardee Butler
And time slipped by, the music rose, fell, ceased; the moonbeam crept towards his face.
The Forsyte Saga, Volume III.|John Galsworthy

British Dictionary definitions for moonbeam

moonbeam

/ (ˈmuːnˌbiːm) /

noun

a ray of moonlight

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