 shine |
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| 1. | [ verb ] be bright by reflecting or casting light | |
| Synonyms: | reflect | |
| Examples: | "Drive carefully--the wet road reflects" |
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| Related terms: | emit sparkle opalesce resplend glare luminesce shiner | |
| 2. | [ verb ] emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light | |
| Synonyms: | beam | |
| Examples: | "The sun shone bright that day" "The fire beamed on their faces " |
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| Related terms: | burn blaze flare outshine beacon glare opalesce beat_down twinkle glare flicker shimmer beam radiance | |
| 3. | [ verb ] be shiny, as if wet | |
| Synonyms: | glitter glint gleam glisten | |
| Examples: | "His eyes were glistening" |
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| Related terms: | look spangle shimmer glint | |
| 4. | [ verb ] be distinguished or eminent | |
| Examples: | "His talent shines" |
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| Related terms: | be | |
| 5. | [ verb ] esp. of the complexion: show a strong bright color, such as red or pink | |
| Synonyms: | glow radiate beam | |
| Examples: | "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna" |
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| Related terms: | look gleam | |
| 6. | [ verb ] be clear and obvious | |
| Examples: | "A shining example" |
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| Related terms: | be | |
| 7. | [ verb ] throw or flash the light of (a lamp, etc.) | |
| Examples: | "Shine the light on that window, please" |
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| Related terms: | radiance | |
| 8. | [ verb ] (of surfaces) make shine | |
| Synonyms: | polish smooth smoothen | |
| Examples: | "shine the silver, please" "polish my shoes" |
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| Related terms: | beautify buff Simonize slick gloss polish shining buffer rub | |
| 9. | [ verb ] touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly | |
| Synonyms: | fall strike | |
| Examples: | "Light fell on her face" "The sun shone on the fields" "The light struck the golden necklace" "A strange sound struck my ears" |
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| Related terms: | be anticipate happen | |
| 10. | [ verb ] experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion | |
| Synonyms: | beam radiate glow | |
| Examples: | "She was beaming with joy" "Her face radiated with happiness" |
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| Related terms: | feel radiance | |
| 11. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 5473 | |
| 12. | [ noun ] the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light | |
| Synonyms: | radiance refulgence effulgence refulgency radiancy | |
| Related terms: | brightness gleam polish shininess radiate emit_light | |
| Similar spelling: |
Shin Shane Shinn Shein Shain Shanae Shayne Shan shun Shon Shawnee Shen shem shoo-in Shani Shaun Shawn shame Shean sheen shahn Shana shema Shena Shina shiny Shona Shoun Shehan Shaina Shenna shinny shanny Shanna Shonna sheeny Sheena Sine Sheehan Shaheen Shehane Sheahan Shahan |
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