I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
pale
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When we left the forest, pale moonlight reflected dimly on the frosty ground and it was easier to see.
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In the pale moonlight that night, we celebrated the beer run.
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The floor was dappled with pale moonlight , scarcely lighter than the shadows which mingled with it.
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She could see him vaguely now, white shirt gleaming in the pale moonlight .
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Only the wind and the gravestones, cold in the pale moonlight .
■ VERB
see
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But tonight we can see by moonlight .
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I can barely see him in this moonlight .
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Jade, which was recovered from the river when its reflection was seen in the moonlight , was an important commodity.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Moonlight came in through the curtains, lighting up the children's sleeping faces.
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The trees looked strangely white in the moonlight .
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To the west was a panorama of lakes and peaks by moonlight .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Around us the mountains loom, huge and harsh in the moonlight .
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But tonight we can see by moonlight .
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People spill back across the empty space of moonlight , and the dancers' faces merge with the crowd.
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So I really did get something accomplished by sitting in the moonlight .
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We stood back and looked at the statue in the moonlight .
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When we left the forest, pale moonlight reflected dimly on the frosty ground and it was easier to see.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Carlos is an auto mechanic who moonlights fixing the cars of friends.
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Sarton has been moonlighting for five years to supplement his income.
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Some officers were moonlighting as security guards.