noun
- illegally distilled liquor, especially whiskey
- moonlight; the light of the moon
Usage: informal
Usage: literary
verb
- to work at a second job, typically at night
- to distill liquor illegally
Usage: informal
Usage: informal
Examples
- The old man was caught selling moonshines to local customers.
- Mountain moonshines were popular during Prohibition.
- The moonshines filtered through the forest canopy.
- She moonshines as a bartender on weekends.
- He moonshines in the mountains to make extra money.
- The sheriff discovered where they were making moonshines.
- Soft moonshines illuminated the garden path.