moonshines

noun

plural of moonshine
1
as in alcohols
illegally produced liquor during Prohibition, moonshine and "bathtub gin" were made secretly

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2
as in liquors
a distilled beverage that can make a person drunk serving all sorts of moonshine at the bar

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Recent Examples of moonshines Today, Jones and his wife, Peg Hays, use this original still pot design to make award-winning, small-batch mash bill bourbons, moonshines, and more. — Michelle Polizzi, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moonshines
  1. alcohols
  2. liquors
  3. bootlegs
  4. drinks
  5. bottles
  6. spirits
  7. rums
Noun
  • Sugar alcohols and artificial sweeteners are low-calorie alternatives to sugar that can be helpful for people managing diabetes or watching their weight.
    — Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 10 July 2026
  • Heavy stylers with alcohols can dry out the hair and scalp, causing product buildup that leads to dandruff-like flakes.
    — Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 18 June 2026
Definition of alcohols
Noun
  • Bootleggers smuggling various liquors like whiskey and gin found that the soft drink was particularly good at making these spirits easier to drink.
    — Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2026
  • Stay Zero Proof, located in Chinatown, doubles as a lounge and retail space — visitors can order from a menu of mocktails or browse a wide selection of non-alcoholic liquors and wines to sip or take home.
    — Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
Definition of liquors
Noun
  • The audio is a fairly even mix of sound desk recordings and fan bootlegs, with some spliced together to get the best audio quality.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 25 June 2026
  • His strengths as a rhythm passer and his ability to operate on bootlegs align cleanly with that system.
    — Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Definition of bootlegs
Noun
  • Make simple shifts such as limiting soda and sugary drinks and snacks while focusing on healthy meals and having a treat at the end of the day.
    — Allison Aubrey, NPR, 13 July 2026
  • The hot queso frito loaded with Oaxaca cheese, salsa negra, pico, cilantro, and tortillas is richer and exactly the kind of dish that loosens up a group after a second round of drinks.
    — Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
Definition of drinks
Noun
  • Stars are opening wineries and putting their names on bottles.
    — Emily Saladino, Washington Post, 17 July 2026
  • Investigators took swabs from two soda bottles collected from Brown’s trash, and sent the samples to the UNT lab for testing, according to the affidavit.
    — Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
Definition of bottles
Noun
  • Further lifting Toohey’s spirits is his former high school roommate Lachlan Olbrich.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
  • Space opened up and despite trailing, Argentine spirits were lifted.
    — Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
Definition of spirits
Noun
  • Below, discover five rums to try in your mojito this Saturday—and all summer long.
    — Jillian Dara, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • There are several different rums in the lineup, including un-aged and barrel-aged versions, as well as a spiced rum that’s smoked over a peat fire to give it some of that classic Islay character.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 10 July 2026
Definition of rums

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