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Shine

noun
Word Frequency: 4.3

Definitions

1.nounBrightness from a source of light.
2.nounBrightness from reflected light.
3.nounExcellence in quality or appearance; splendour.
4.nounShoeshine.
5.nounSunshine.
6.nounMoonshine; illicitly brewed alcoholic drink.
7.nounThe amount of shininess on a cricket ball, or on each side of the ball.
8.nounA liking for a person; a fancy.
"She's certainly taken a shine to you."
9.nounA caper; an antic; a row.
10.verbTo emit light.
11.verbTo reflect light.
12.verbTo distinguish oneself; to excel.
"My nephew tried other sports before deciding on football, which he shone at right away, quickly becoming the star of his school team."
13.verbTo be effulgent in splendour or beauty.
14.verbTo be eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished; to exhibit brilliant intellectual powers.
15.verbTo be immediately apparent.
16.verbTo create light with (a flashlight, lamp, torch, or similar).
"I shone my light into the darkness to see what was making the noise."
17.verbTo cause to shine, as a light.
18.verbTo make bright; to cause to shine by reflected light.
"in hunting, to shine the eyes of a deer at night by throwing a light on them"

Synonyms

effulgenceradianceradiancyrefulgencerefulgencylusterbrilliancesplendorshoeshinemoonshinesunshineexcel

Rhymes With

saccharinemalignasininebyzantinebenignsupinewhinedecline
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