moonlight, moonshine, Moon
(noun) the light of the Moon; “moonlight is the smuggler’s enemy”; “the Moon was bright enough to read by”
moonlight
(verb) work a second job, usually after hours; “The law student is moonlighting as a taxi driver”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
moonlight (usually uncountable, plural moonlights)
(sometimes, attributive) The light reflected from the Moon.
• light
moonlight (third-person singular simple present moonlights, present participle moonlighting, simple past and past participle moonlighted)
To work on the side (at a secondary job), often in the evening or during the night.
(by extension) To engage in an activity other than what one is known for.
(by extension, of an, inanimate object) To perform a secondary function substantially different from its supposed primary function, as in protein moonlighting.
In American English, to moonlight is simply to work at secondary employment; in British English, it used to imply working secretly (i.e. not paying tax on the extra money earned), but more recent editions of some UK dictionaries no longer differentiate between the US and UK meaning; in both, legality of moonlighting is thus qualified with adjectives.
Source: Wiktionary
Moon`light`, n.
Definition: The light of the moon.
– a.
Definition: Occurring during or by moonlight; characterized by moonlight.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 December 2024
(noun) (plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun; “he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
