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Meaning of "moonlight flit" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MOONLIGHT FLIT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MOONLIGHT FLIT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Moonlight flit is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MOONLIGHT FLIT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of moonlight flit in the English dictionary

The definition of moonlight flit in the dictionary is a hurried departure at night, esp from rented accommodation to avoid payment of rent owed Often shortened to: moonlight.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MOONLIGHT FLIT

moonier
mooniest
moonily
mooniness
moonish
moonishly
moonless
moonlet
moonlight
moonlight night
moonlighter
moonlighting
moonlike
moonlit
moonphase
moonport
moonquake
moonraker
moonraking

WORDS THAT END LIKE MOONLIGHT FLIT

alit
backlit
banana split
candlelit
chick lit
clit
Dalit
flit
greenlit
lickety-split
lit
moonlit
relit
slit
split
starlit
sunlit
tallit
unlit
whatchamacallit

Synonyms and antonyms of moonlight flit in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «moonlight flit» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MOONLIGHT FLIT

Find out the translation of moonlight flit to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of moonlight flit from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «moonlight flit» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

月光划过
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

flit luz de la luna
570 millions of speakers

English

moonlight flit
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चांदनी उड़ जाना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فليت ضوء القمر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лунный свет Флит
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

flit luar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চাঁদের আলো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la cloche de bois
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cahaya bulan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mondlicht huschen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

夜逃げ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

야반
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lampu kilat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Flit ánh trăng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நிலவொளி flit
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चांदणे झटका
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ay ışığı flit
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

FLIT chiaro di luna
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Moonlight Flit
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Місячне світло Фліт
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Flit lumina lunii
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σεληνόφως Flit
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

maanlig Flit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

moonlight smådjur
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

måneskinn flit
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of moonlight flit

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MOONLIGHT FLIT»

The term «moonlight flit» is used very little and occupies the 179.565 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MOONLIGHT FLIT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about moonlight flit

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MOONLIGHT FLIT»

Discover the use of moonlight flit in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to moonlight flit and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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After Moonlight
... fingers of her left hand and absently gnawing at it. I let her gnaw. I get the car going, never an absolute cinch. “She looks sick, the girl,” says Gerda at length. A Crowd in the Kitchen What I need is a. 165 After Moonlight After the Moonlight Flit .
Merle Thornton, 2004
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Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
Believe me, one job's enough (1970). noun 2 US = moonlight flit noun. 1958–. R. PARKES It's no good him trying to find 'em. . . . Done a moonlight, they did (1971). moonlighter noun 1 One who does a moonlight flit. 1903–. SUNDAY MAIL ...
John Ayto, John Simpson, 2010
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The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
108, 1971 moonlight flit noun a discreet and hurried departure to avoid debts, especially of such an absconding made at night UK. 7824 • A German cruise liner has staged a "moonlight flit" from London's port health authority after a routine ...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
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The Synonym Finder
SI. do a moonlight flit, SA ik and run, SA dog it. leak, leak out; drain, seep; emanate, issue forth, pour forth, flow out; stream, gush, spurt, flood. -n. 6. flight, departure, Archaic, scape or 'scape; Running away, bolt, decampment, desertion,  ...
Jerome Irving Rodale, 1978
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The Gift
... so many visitors in the town, as it was the week of the summer faire and the hotels were either fully booked or else the hoteliers were looking for guests staying the week, not for the odd night. In 36 The Gift ~ Etienne de L'Amour Moonlight flit.
Etienne de L'Amour
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Dictionary of Americanisms, Briticisms, Canadianisms and ...
moonheadAm. col.mad man. moonlight Br./Am. doubledip/ hold two jobs atthe same time. moonlighter Aus. cattle thief, moonlighting Aus. cattle theft. moonlight flit Br. col. an act of secretly escaping, esp. from sb. to whom one owes smth.
V. S. Matyushenkov, 2010
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The English dialect dictionary, being the complete ...
Yks.| Didst hearstunt \Villy'd maad a moonlight flit iv it'l He's sloped for seear;n. Yks.2 w.Yks. One siczes a chair, another a table, an ther's a mooinlcet flit, T. Todlllcs's Comic All". (1873); w.Yksfi; w.Y'ks.s Mind :1 moinleet flit on't. Lan. The Flit ...
Joseph Wright
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Cups with No Handles
Moonlight flit. I had been hearing about, witnessing, and even participating in moonlight flits all my life. All my life I had been around battlers, people who were honest, but who kept crashing into life's brick walls. All my life I had wanted to do  ...
Carolyn Landon, 2009
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Cassell英语常用词组用法词典
SPJifllA.imrlr-I^T ° ) once in a blue moon M. BLUE MOON over the moon ?Mii5tt I fBUft (We're all over the moon about the college life, fcff1] ftftAJP£rS£3BM;i • ) * to cry for the moon M, CRY moonlight moonlight flit (MTi&m'xtil) ¥ BttfiS ; iSStiftt'jU ...
Rosalind Fergusson, 2003
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Pansegrouw's Crossword Dictionary
... unprotected expose leave vehicle in bay park leave without paying do a moonlight flit leave workforce retire leaving a will testate leaving no room for complaint satisfactory leaving no room for hope desperate leaving no slack tight leaving no ...
Louisa Pansegrouw, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MOONLIGHT FLIT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term moonlight flit is used in the context of the following news items.
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The flycatcher and the fly – an eternal dance on the wing
Next week, next month, soon, it will do a moonlight flit and vanish, returning to another fence far away. Spotted flycatchers live at the edges: ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Hollyoaks Spoilers: Sophie Wise explains Sarah/Carly mystery
... to see – after she had packed both hers and her daughter Nico's bags up to go and live with her new man – that he had done a moonlight flit. «Unreality TV, Jul 15»
3
Heard the one about a college course for comedians?
... but an account of a moonlight flit, undertaken to avoid paying the rent, in which, once again, volunteer policemen met along the way are to be ... «The Independent, Jun 15»
4
Episode Review: Hannibal, S03E01 - It's not that kind of party
Back in Florence, it doesn't take long for Bedelia's fear to set in and she tries to take a moonlight flit. Not one to be jilted, Hannibal asks her:. «So So Gay, Jun 15»
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Strathearn Hotel - Paid in pennies and now left in the dark
... came to a head last weekend when the barman discovered no float in the tills and phoned Bruce Taverns to report a suspected moonlight flit. «Fife Today, May 15»
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When it comes to housing, all the parties are 'nasty'
Ask anyone who has had a tenant trash their property, do a moonlight flit or fail to pay the rent…..there is no comeback for a landlord. Unlike a ... «MoneyWeek, Apr 15»
7
11 best fold-up beds
... and lighter budget guest bed, this one doesn't have a headboard so is best against a wall if you don't want your pillows to do a moonlight flit. «The Independent, Mar 15»
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10 English expressions involving Dutch
The Dutch are not alone in absconding: there is also such a thing as taking French leave which means doing a moonlight flit. A Dutch oven is a ... «DutchNews.nl, Jan 15»
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PETER HITCHENS: Here's absolute proof mothers are better off …
Marples's 1975 moonlight flit was a successful bid to escape a gigantic tax bill. He lived out his remaining years among vineyards in Beaujolais. «Daily Mail, Jan 15»
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Coronation Street Blog interview with Marc Baylis – Rob Donovan
Rob's final scenes were shot at nighttime, which makes me think he might do a moonlight flit. Marc recalls that “it wasn't the easiest of shoots” ... «Coronation Street Blog, Oct 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Moonlight flit [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/moonlight-flit>. Apr 2024 ».
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