moonshine : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: moonshine	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for moonshine
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
moonshine n the light of the Moon; "moonlight is the smuggler's enemy"; "the Moon was bright enough to read by" Synonym(s): moonlight, moonshine, Moon whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash Synonym(s): moonshine, bootleg, corn liquor v distill (alcohol) illegally; produce moonshine
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Moonshine \Moon"shine`\, n. 1. The light of the moon. 2. Hence, show without substance or reality. 3. A month. [R.] --Shak. 4. A preparation of eggs for food. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Moonshine \Moon"shine`\, a. Moonlight. [R.] --Clarendon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Moonshine \Moon"shine`\, n. Liquor smuggled or illicitly distilled. [Dial. Eng., & Colloq. or Slang, U. S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Moonshine \Moon"shine`\, a. 1. Empty; trivial; idle. 2. Designating, or pertaining to, illicit liquor; as, moonshine whisky. [Dial. Eng., & Colloq. or Slang, U. S.]