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moonwake

moonwake noun: the reflection of moonlight on a body of water.

Noun

moonwake (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) The reflection of moonlight on a body of water.
    • I was long puzzled to know why this moonwake always followed as I walked […]1901, Daniel A. Goodsell, Nature and Character at Granite Bay
    • And they grew and brightened and gathered; and whiles together they ran. Like the moonwake over the waters […]1922, William Morris, The Story of Sigurd the Volsung
    Synonyms:
    moonglade

Synonyms of moonwake

Origin of moonwake

From moon + wake.

Questions about moonwake

What does moonwake mean?
Moonwake means the reflection of moonlight on a body of water.
What part of speech is moonwake?
Moonwake is a noun.

Words near moonwake in the dictionary

  1. moonstricken
  2. moonstruck
  3. moontime
  4. Moontype
  5. moonup
  6. moonwake
  7. moonwalk
  8. moonwalked
  9. moonwalker
  10. moonwalkers
  11. moonwalking

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