moonlight
the light of the moon.
pertaining to moonlight.
illuminated by moonlight.
occurring by moonlight, or at night.
to work at an additional job after one's regular, full-time employment, as at night.
Origin of moonlight
1Other words from moonlight
- moonlighter, noun
Words Nearby moonlight
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How to use moonlight in a sentence
If you run a side business — for example, if you moonlight as an accounting teacher and are paid as an independent contractor — you can still claim the deduction.
Whatever the case, this month’s show should be especially good because moonlight won’t interfere.
December’s stunning Geminid meteor shower is born from a humble asteroid | Ken Croswell | December 2, 2020 | Science NewsThe quarterback who threw the pass was a baseball prospect moonlighting as a Heisman Trophy front-runner.
Kyler Murray runs out of miracles as Seahawks hang on to take over first place in NFC West | Mark Maske | November 20, 2020 | Washington PostIf the same interaction on Europa creates this never-before-seen kind of moonlight, a future mission there, such as NASA’s planned Europa Clipper spacecraft, may be able to use this ice glow map Europa’s surface composition.
It’s approximately … as bright as me walking on the beach in full moonlight.
Magic in the moonlight really seems to explore the battle between pragmatism and “magic.”
Woody Allen on ‘Magic in the Moonlight,’ the Crisis in Gaza, and Those Allegations | Marlow Stern | July 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMagic in the moonlight co-stars Colin Firth and Emma Stone paid their respects.
Colin Firth and Emma Stone Remember Comedy Legend Elaine Stritch, Who Passed Away Today at 89 | Marlow Stern | July 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the bed, I found blond hair awash in moonlight: my cousin Sally.
‘Tracing the Blue Light’: Read Chapter 1 of Eileen Cronin’s ‘Mermaid’ | Eileen Cronin | April 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThrone of my lonely niche, my wealth, my love, my moonlight.
Effectively, men and women who once worked to keep guns off of the streets must now moonlight as gun dealers.
Gun Fanatics Score Big Victory in North Carolina | Jamelle Bouie | September 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHer white face looked ethereal in the moonlight, and her bloodless lips were quivering with returning life.
The Red Year | Louis TracyAgain she watched his figure pass in and out of the strips of moonlight as he walked away.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinIn the brilliant moonlight, on the white road, the branches cast a network of black shadow.
Checkmate | Joseph Sheridan Le FanuShe lifted up her face on which the moonlight fell, making a picture the man never forgot to the last day of his life.
The Cromptons | Mary J. HolmesShe sat still, looking out through the open window to the moonlight that lay on the white stone of the balcony floor.
Bella Donna | Robert Hichens
British Dictionary definitions for moonlight
/ (ˈmuːnˌlaɪt) /
Also called: moonshine light from the sun received on earth after reflection by the moon
(modifier) illuminated by the moon: a moonlight walk
short for moonlight flit
(intr) informal to work at a secondary job, esp at night, and often illegitimately
Derived forms of moonlight
- moonlighter, noun
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