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moonlight

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moon·light  (mnlt)
n.
The light reflected from the surface of the moon.
intr.v. moon·light·ed, moon·light·ing, moon·lights Informal
To work at another job, often at night, in addition to one's full-time job.

moonlighter n.

moonlight
Noun
light from the sun received on earth after reflection by the moon
Adjective
illuminated by the moon: a moonlight walk
Verb
[-lighting, -lighted]
Informal to work at a secondary job, esp. illegally
moonlighter n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.moonlightmoonlight - the light of the Moon; "moonlight is the smuggler's enemy"; "the Moon was bright enough to read by"
light, visible light, visible radiation - (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window"
moon ray, moon-ray, moonbeam - a ray of moonlight
Verb1.moonlight - work a second job, usually after hours; "The law student is moonlighting as a taxi driver"
do work, work - be employed; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college"
Translations

moonlight [ˈmuːnlaɪt] nluz f de la luna
moonlight [ˈmuːnlaɪt] moon nclair m de lune
vitravailler au noir
moonlight [ˈmuːnlaɪt] moon nMondschein m
vi (inf) → schwarzarbeiten
moonlight [ˈmuːnlaɪt] nchiaro di luna

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In the moonlight which is always sad, as the light of the sun itself is--as the light called human life is--at its coming and its going.
This offered itself in the village of Ashtabula, in the northeastern part of the State, and there we all found ourselves one moonlight night of early summer.
For a true expression of dishevelled wildness there is nothing like a gale in the bright moonlight of a high latitude.
 
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