HyperDic: moonshine

English > 3 senses of the word moonshine:
NOUNphenomenonmoonshine, moonlight, Moonthe light of the Moon
foodmoonshine, bootleg, corn liquorwhiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash
VERBchangemoonshinedistill (alcohol) illegally
moonshine > pronunciation
Soundsmuw'nshay.n
Rhymesaffine ... wine: 145 rhymes with ayn...
English > moonshine: 3 senses > noun 1, phenomenon
MeaningThe light of the Moon.
Synonymsmoonlight, Moon
Partsmoonbeam, moon ray, moon-rayA ray of moonlight
Broaderlight, visible light, visible radiation(physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
Spanishclaro de luna, luz de la luna, luz de luna
Catalanllum de la lluna, llum de lluna
English > moonshine: 3 senses > noun 2, food
Meaningwhiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash.
Synonymsbootleg, corn liquor
Broadercorn whiskey, corn whisky, cornwhiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn
Spanishchicha
Verbsmoonshinedistill (alcohol) illegally
English > moonshine: 3 senses > verb 1, change
Meaningdistill (alcohol) illegally; produce moonshine.
PatternSomebody ----s
Categorychemistry, chemical scienceThe science of matter
Broaderdistill, extract, distilextract by the process of distillation
Nounsmoonshinewhiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash
moonshinersomeone who makes or sells illegal liquor

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