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Definition of 'shine'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.i.) shine
to give forth or glow with light.

2.  shine
to be bright with reflected light; glisten; sparkle.

3.  shine
(of light) to appear brightly or strongly; glare.

4.  shine
to appear unusually animated, as the eyes or face.

5.  shine
to excel:
to shine in algebra.

6. (v.t.) shine
to cause to shine.

7.  shine
to direct the light of (a lamp, mirror, etc.).

8.  shine
to polish (shoes, silverware, etc.).

9.  shine
Informal.

10.  shine
to attempt to impress (a person), esp. in order to gain benefits for oneself.

11.  shine
to become esp. attentive to.

12. (n.) shine
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.

13.  shine
luster; polish.

14.  shine
a polish or gloss given to shoes.

15.  shine
an act or instance of polishing shoes.

16.  shine
Often, shines. a prank or caper.

17.  shine
Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. (a contemptuous term used to refer to a black person.)

Definition of 'shine'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) radiance, radiancy, shine, effulgence, refulgence, refulgency
the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light

2. (verb) reflect, shine
be bright by reflecting or casting light
"Drive carefully--the wet road reflects"

3. (verb) shine, beam
emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light
"The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces"

4. (verb) glitter, glisten, glint, gleam, shine
be shiny, as if wet
"His eyes were glistening"

5. (verb) shine
be distinguished or eminent
"His talent shines"

6. (verb) shine
be clear and obvious
"A shining example"

7. (verb) glow, beam, radiate, shine
have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink
"Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna"

8. (verb) shine
throw or flash the light of (a lamp)
"Shine the light on that window, please"

9. (verb) fall, shine, strike
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"

10. (verb) glow, beam, radiate, 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"

11. (verb) polish, smooth, smoothen, shine
make (a surface) shine
"shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes"

Definition of 'shine'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) shine
to produce light
the hours when the sun is shining; a light shining from under the door

2.  shine
to make light shine in a particular direction
Shine the flashlight over there.

3.  shine
to reflect light
Her necklace shone under the bright lights.

4.  shine
(of eyes or a face) to show great happiness or excitement
The bride's face shone with joy.

5.  shine
to show your skills
The talent show gives each child a chance to shine.

6. (noun) shine
the ability to reflect light
an old table polished to a beautiful shine

Definition of 'shine'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) shine
the quality or state of shining; brightness; luster, gloss; polish; sheen

2. (noun) shine
sunshine; fair weather

3. (noun) shine
a liking for a person; a fancy

4. (noun) shine
caper; antic; row

5. (verb) shine
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

6. (verb) shine
to be bright by reflection of light; to gleam; to be glossy; as, to shine like polished silver

7. (verb) shine
to be effulgent in splendor or beauty

8. (verb) shine
to be eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished; to exhibit brilliant intellectual powers; as, to shine in courts; to shine in conversation

9. (verb) shine
to cause to shine, as a light

10. (verb) shine
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

11. (verb) shine
shining; sheen

Translation of 'shine'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to (cause to) give out light; to direct such light towards someone or something The light shone from the window; The policeman shone his torch; He shone a torch on the body.
Afrikaans: skyn	Arabic: يُشْرِق، يُشِع	Bulgarian: блестя
Brazilian: brilhar	Czech: (po)svítit (si)	German: leuchten, scheinen
Danish: skinne; lyse	Greek: λάμπω, φωτίζω, ρίχνω το φ	Spanish: brillar
Estonian: paistma, valgustama	Farsi: نور افشاني كردن	Finnish: loistaa
French: briller;éclairer	Hebrew: לְהַאִיר	Hindi: चमकना
Croatian: osvjetljivati, sjati	Hungarian: fénylik; ráirányítja a lá	Indonesian: bersinar
Icelandic: skína, lÿsa	Italian: brillare; far luce con	Japanese: 照らす
Korean: 비추다	Lithuanian: šviesti	Latvian: spīdēt; []spīdināt
Malay: menyuluh	Dutch: schijnen	Norwegian: skinne, stråle
Polish: świecić	Persian: نور افشاني كردن	Pashto: ځليدل، بريښنده، شهرت لرل
Portuguese: brilhar	Romanian: a lumina	Russian: светить(ся); освещать
Slovak: (po)svietiť (si)	Slovenian: svetiti	Serbian: sijati
Swedish: lysa, skina	Thai: ส่องแสง	Turkish: parlamak;ışık tutmak
Taiwanese: 把...的光投向，發亮	Ukrainian: світити(ся); сяяти	Urdu: روشن ہونا یا کرنا
Vietnamese: chiếu sáng	Chinese: 照耀，使发光
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