I. ˈmünˌshīn noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: moon (I) + shine
1. : moonlight
the world looked very beautiful in the moonshine — Fanny K. Wister
2. : airy fabrication or empty talk : ridiculous chatter : nonsense
nothing ensues but moonshine and mere sentimentality — George Santayana
3. : intoxicating liquor ; especially : illegally distilled corn whiskey
charged with possession of moonshine — Tallahassee (Fla.) Democrat
4.
a. : pearly everlasting
b. : a balsamweed ( Gnaphalium obtusifolium )
II. verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
intransitive verb
: to operate an illicit still
the Treasury reports an alarming increase in moonshining and bootlegging — Howard Brubaker
transitive verb
: to distill illegally
the best of it … was moonshined during prohibition — J.C.Furnas