Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun moonshine

2 senses of moonshine

Sense 1
moonlight, moonshine, Moon -- (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")

Sense 2
moonshine, bootleg, corn liquor -- (whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash)
       => corn whiskey, corn whisky, corn -- (whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb moonshine

1 sense of moonshine

Sense 1
moonshine -- (distill (alcohol) illegally; produce moonshine)
       => distill, extract, distil -- (extract by the process of distillation; "distill the essence of this compound")

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