moonlight
[ moon-lahyt ]
/ ˈmunˌlaɪt /
noun
the light of the moon.
adjective
pertaining to moonlight.
illuminated by moonlight.
occurring by moonlight, or at night.
verb (used without object), moon·light·ed, moon·light·ing.
to work at an additional job after one's regular, full-time employment, as at night.
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cheating, untrue, illicit, extracurricular, purloin, filch, swipe, pursue, manage, drive, try, toil, strive, recreation, diversion, subsidiary, hobby, distraction, cop, crib
Nearby words
moonie, moonish, moonishly, moonless, moonlet, moonlighting, moonlight flit, moonlight sonata, moonlighting, moonlit, moonprobe
Origin of moonlight
1325–75; 1950–55 for def 5; Middle English monelight
Related formsmoon·light·er, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for moonlighting (1 of 2)
moonlighting
/ (ˈmuːnˌlaɪtɪŋ) /
noun
working at a secondary job
(in 19th-century Ireland) the carrying out of cattle-maiming, murders, etc, during the night in protest against the land-tenure system
British Dictionary definitions for moonlighting (2 of 2)
moonlight
/ (ˈmuːnˌlaɪt) /
noun
Also called: moonshine light from the sun received on earth after reflection by the moon
(modifier) illuminated by the moona moonlight walk
short for moonlight flit
verb -lights, -lighting or -lighted
(intr) informal to work at a secondary job, esp at night, and often illegitimately
Derived Formsmoonlighter, noun
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