moonbeam
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- noun
- /ˈmuːnˌbiːm/
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rayo de luna
- She sat by the window, watching the moonbeams dance across the surface of the lake.
- carry moonbeams
- moonbeams upon a sea
- lit by moonbeams
They said the Unicorn must get plenty of sunlight, moonbeams and rainbows.
- They said the Unicorn must get plenty of sunlight, moonbeams and rainbows.
- But they might may as well go searching after moonbeams as think they will change our ways, you know.
Examples
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We say to children, catch a moonbeam, make a wish, but you need a pinch of mountain aster for it to come true.
Fiction book (2001) -
A little moth fluttered in the window to join all the moonbeams as they did the jitterbug above the man in his peaceful sleep.
Fiction book (2000) -
To carry moonbeams home in.
Fiction book (1996) -
Carry moonbeams home in a jar.
Fiction book (2001) -
Lots of starshine and moonbeams.
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Against the darkness, a floury stream of moonbeams sifts slowly down.
Fiction book (2002) -
Close your eyes and think of snowflakes, and moonbeams, and whiskers on kittens.
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The light gently trickled in through the window, and the moonbeams danced their jig on the puffy jowls of the man resting nearby.
Fiction book (2000) -
The moonlight filtered through the trees, casting soft moonbeams on the forest floor.
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As the night deepened, gentle moonbeams illuminated the pathway through the garden.
Synonyms
How Bright
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Moonbeam combines moon and beam, and beam means 'ray of light', like the beam from a flashlight. So a moonbeam is a 'ray of light' coming from the moon.