shiner | ||
1. | [ noun ] (zoology) important food fish of the North Atlantic and Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and small if any scales | |
Synonyms: | Scomber_scombrus common_mackerel | |
Related terms: | mackerel Scomber mackerel | |
2. | [ noun ] something that shines (with emitted or reflected light) | |
Related terms: | object twinkler reflect | |
3. | [ noun ] (medicine) a bruise caused by a blow to the eye | |
Synonyms: | black_eye | |
Related terms: | bruise | |
4. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 16728 | |
5. | [ noun ] (zoology) any of numerous small silvery North American cyprinid fishes especially of the genus Notropis | |
Related terms: | cyprinid golden_shiner common_shiner emerald_shiner | |
Similar spelling: |
Shaner Shoener shnorr Shimer shimmer shammer Shunnarah shimmery |