Definition of shine Shine

/ʃajˈn/ - [shayn] - shine

We found 47 definitions of shine from 8 different sources.

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Verb

shines, shining, shone  

shine - emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces"
  beam
  beat down dislodge from a position; "She beat the dealer down to a much better price"
  beacon guide with a beacon
  glare shine intensely; "The sun glared down on us"
  flame, flare criticize harshly, usually via an electronic medium; "the person who posted an inflammatory message got flamed"
  outshine attract more attention and praise than others; "This film outshone all the others in quality"
  shimmer give off a shimmering reflection, as of silk
  flicker, flick move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered"
  blaze indicate by marking trees with blazes; "blaze a trail"
  twinkle, winkle, scintillate emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; "Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?"
  glow, burn experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion; "She was beaming with joy"; "Her face radiated with happiness"
shine - throw or flash the light of (a lamp); "Shine the light on that window, please"
  beam, shine smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression
shine - be clear and obvious; "A shining example"
  be spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
shine - be distinguished or eminent; "His talent shines"
  be spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
shine - make (a surface) shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes"
  polish, smooth, smoothen
  rub move over something with pressure; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin"
  fancify, prettify, beautify, embellish make more beautiful
  simonise, simonize polish with wax; "The motorcycle has been Simonized"
  sleek, slick give a smooth and glossy appearance; "slick one's hair"
  burnish, furbish, buff polish and make shiny; "buff the wooden floors"; "buff my shoes"
  gloss provide an interlinear translation of a word or phrase
shine - be bright by reflecting or casting light; "Drive carefully--the wet road reflects"
  reflect
  give off, emit, give out have as a by-product; "The big cities gave off so many wonderful American qualities"
  resplend be resplendent or radiant; to shine brightly; "The Queen's garments resplended in velvet and jewels"
  glare shine intensely; "The sun glared down on us"
  opalesce exhibit a play of colors like that of an opal; "This nitrate opalesces under certain conditions"
  luminesce be or become luminescent; exhibit luminescence
  coruscate, sparkle, scintillate be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity; "The musical performance sparkled"; "A scintillating conversation"; "his playing coruscated throughout the concert hall"
shine - be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening"
  glitter, glisten, glint, gleam
  seem, appear, look appear to one's own mind or opinion; "I seem to be misunderstood by everyone"; "I can't seem to learn these Chinese characters"
  spangle decorate with spangles; "the star-spangled banner"
  shimmer give off a shimmering reflection, as of silk
shine - experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion; "She was beaming with joy"; "Her face radiated with happiness"
  glow, beam, radiate
  experience, feel go through (mental or physical states or experiences); "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling"
shine - have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink; "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna"
  glow, beam, radiate
  seem, appear, look appear to one's own mind or opinion; "I seem to be misunderstood by everyone"; "I can't seem to learn these Chinese characters"
shine - touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly; "Light fell on her face"; "The sun shone on the fields"; "The light struck the golden necklace"; "A strange sound struck my ears"
  fall, strike
  come about, hap, take place, occur, fall out, go on, happen, pass off, pass come to one's mind; suggest itself; "It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary"; "A great idea then came to her"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • shine (v. i.)
    To emit rays of light; to give light; to beam with steady radiance; to exhibit brightness or splendor; as, the sun shines by day; the moon shines by night.
  • shine (v. i.)
    To be bright by reflection of light; to gleam; to be glossy; as, to shine like polished silver.
  • shine (v. i.)
    To be effulgent in splendor or beauty.
  • shine (v. i.)
    To be eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished; to exhibit brilliant intellectual powers; as, to shine in courts; to shine in conversation.
  • shine (v. t.)
    To cause to shine, as a light.
  • shine (v. t.)
    To make bright; to cause to shine by reflected light; as, in hunting, to shine the eyes of a deer at night by throwing a light on them.
  • shine (n.)
    The quality or state of shining; brightness; luster, gloss; polish; sheen.
  • shine (n.)
    Sunshine; fair weather.
  • shine (n.)
    A liking for a person; a fancy.
  • shine (n.)
    Caper; antic; row.
  • shine (v. i.)
    Shining; sheen.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • shine
    To emit light.
  • shine
    To reflect light.
  • shine
    To do something well; to distinguish oneself.
  • shine
    To clean a surface to the point of reflectiveness.
  • shine
    The quality of being bright and sending out rays of light.
  • shine
    To touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • shine
    shīn, v.i. to beam with steady radiance: to glitter: to be bright or beautiful: to be eminent.—v.t. to cause to shine:—pa.t. and pa.p. shone (shon), (B.) shīned.—adj. (Spens.) bright.—n. brightness: splendour: fair weather: (slang) disturbance, row, a trick.—n. Shī′ner, that which shines: (slang) a coin, esp. a sovereign: a small American fresh-water fish.—adj. Shī′ning.—adv. Shī′ningly.—n. Shī′ningness.—adj. Shī′ny, clear, unclouded: glossy.—Cause, or Make, the face to shine (B.), to be propitious; Take the shine out of (slang), to outshine, eclipse. [A.S. scínan; Ger. scheinen.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

  • shine
    To take the shine out of. To excel another vessel in a manœuvre. To surpass in any way.

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅

  • shine
    It shines like a shitten barn door.

Part of speech

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  • shine, verb, present, 1st person singular of shine (infinitive).
  • shine, verb (infinitive).
  • shine, noun, singular of shines.

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