Moonlight and Shine

Moonlight

Moonlight noun - The light of the Moon.
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Synonyms for Moonlight

Shine and moonlight are semantically related in light topic. In some cases you can use "Shine" instead a noun "Moonlight".

Shine

Shine noun - The steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible.
Usage example: by the shine of the full moon we could see the rabbit helping himself to our garden vegetables

Moonlight and shine are semantically related in light topic. You can use "Moonlight" instead a noun "Shine".

Nearby Words: shining, shiny, shiner

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug In a change from the book and animated movie, the "last light of Durin's Day [that] shine[s] upon the keyhole" isn't the last ray of sunlight but the first ray of moonlight — Durin's Day is marked by the sun and moon being out at the same time.
  • Video Game / Fallen London Moonlight is reflected sunlight, and even on a new moon the stars still shine.
  • Literature / Murderess Million-to-One Chance: One of the ways to become a Lavrice, one has be inside the Kingdom of Myles, inside a perfect circle, and have a beam of moonlight shine on you at a 90° angle (which is what happened to Cleareye).
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