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Meaning of moonlight

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

moonlight

Pronunciation:/ˈmunˌlaɪt/

noun

Definitions

  1. (sometimes attributive) The light reflected from the Moon.

verb

Definitions

  1. To work on the side (at a secondary job), often in the evening or during the night.

  2. (by extension) To engage in an activity other than what one is known for.

  3. (by extension, of an inanimate object) To perform a secondary function substantially different from its supposed primary function, as in protein moonlighting.

  4. To carry out undeclared work.