Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To emit light.
- intransitive verb To reflect light; glint or glisten.
- intransitive verb To distinguish oneself in an activity or a field; excel.
- intransitive verb To be immediately apparent.
- intransitive verb To aim or cast the beam or glow of (a light).
- intransitive verb To make glossy or bright by polishing.
- noun Brightness from a source of light; radiance.
- noun Brightness from reflected light; luster.
- noun A shoeshine.
- noun Excellence in quality or appearance; splendor.
- noun Fair weather.
- noun Informal Pranks or tricks.
- noun Slang Whiskey; moonshine.
- noun Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a black person.
- idiom (shine up to) To try to impress or please.
- idiom (take a shine to) To like spontaneously.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To send forth or give out light or brightness, literally or figuratively: as, the sun shines by day, the moon by night.
- To present a bright appearance; glow; gleam; glitter.
- To beam forth; show itself clearly or conspicuously; be noticeably prominent or brilliant.
- To excel; be eminent, distinguished, or conspicuous: as, to
shine in society, or in conversation; to shine in letters. - To present a splendid or dazzling appearance; make a brave show.
- Synonyms To radiate, glow. Shine differs from the words compared under glare, v., in that it generally stands for a steady radiation or emission of light. It is with different thoughts of the light of the fixed stars that we say that they shine, sparkle, gleam, or glitter.
- To cause to shine.
- Bright or shining; glittering.
- noun Light; illumination.
- noun Sunshine; hence, fair weather.
- noun Sheen; brilliancy; luster; gloss.
- noun Brightness; splendor; irradiation.
- noun A fancy; liking: as, to take a shine to a person.
- noun A disturbance; a row; a rumpus; a shindy.
- noun A trick; a prank: as, to cut up shines.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb obsolete To cause to shine, as a light.
- transitive verb United States To make bright; to cause to shine by reflected light.
- adjective obsolete Shining; sheen.
- intransitive verb To emit rays of light; to give light; to beam with steady radiance; to exhibit brightness or splendor
- intransitive verb To be bright by reflection of light; to gleam; to be glossy.
- intransitive verb To be effulgent in splendor or beauty.
- intransitive verb To be eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished; to exhibit brilliant intellectual powers.
- intransitive verb to be propitious to; to be gracious to.
- noun The quality or state of shining; brightness; luster, gloss; polish; sheen.
- noun Sunshine; fair weather.
- noun Slang, U.S. A liking for a person; a fancy.
- noun Slang Caper; antic; row.
- noun [Slang, U.S.] to play pranks.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb intransitive To
emit light . - verb intransitive To
reflect light . - verb intransitive To
distinguish oneself; toexcel . - verb intransitive To be
immediately apparent . - verb transitive To create light with (a flashlight, lamp, torch, or similar).
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Examples
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A "shine" is always a negro, so called, possibly, from the high lights on his countenance.
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A "shine" is always a negro, so called, possibly, from the high lights on his countenance.
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A "shine" is always a negro, so called, possibly, from the high lights on his countenance.
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Neal brought up the flashlight, which blazed a trail through the grass, catching eye-shine from the wildebeest.
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You are a marvelous inspiration, Kristin, and the admonition to let our light shine is truly realized by following our dreams.
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It always seems to me what really makes a suit shine is the shoes. jupiterthunder dotyoureyes
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Neal brought up the flashlight, which blazed a trail through the grass, catching eye-shine from the wildebeest.
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Where Republicans really shine is claiming to have more power than they do, selling it to the media, and then turning that perception into reality.
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Guys like AMCC and Motorola develop great technology themselves, but where they shine is delivering well-done implementations.
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March 8, 2007
patty4jc commented on the word shine
God be merciful to us and bless us, and cause His face to shine upon us.
Psalm 67:1
October 25, 2007