What does shiner mean?
Definitions for shiner
ˈʃaɪ nərshin·er
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Princeton's WordNet
shiner, black eye, mousenoun
a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye
shinernoun
something that shines (with emitted or reflected light)
common mackerel, shiner, Scomber scombrusnoun
important food fish of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and small if any scales
shinernoun
any of numerous small silvery North American cyprinid fishes especially of the genus Notropis
Wiktionary
shinernoun
One who shines; a luminary.
shinernoun
A black eye.
shinernoun
coon eyes
shinernoun
A bright piece of money.
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shinernoun
Any of numerous species of small freshwater American cyprinoid fishes of Notropis, Minnilus, and allied genera, such as the redfin.
shinernoun
Any silvery fish, such as the horsefish, menhaden, or moonfish.
shinernoun
The common Lepisma, or furniture bug.
ChatGPT
shiner
A shiner is commonly referred to as black eye, or a bruise around the eye often resulting from an injury to the face or the head. It is commonly caused by bleeding beneath the skin and around the eye. Sometimes, a shiner can indicate a severe injury, even skull fracture. Additionally, 'Shiner' is also a name given to several species of small, typically silver or shiny fish, predominantly in the family Cyprinidae. These are usually found in North America.
Webster Dictionary
Shinernoun
that which shines
Shinernoun
a luminary
Shinernoun
a bright piece of money
Shinernoun
any one of numerous species of small freshwater American cyprinoid fishes, belonging to Notropis, or Minnilus, and allied genera; as the redfin (Notropis megalops), and the golden shiner (Notemigonus chrysoleucus) of the Eastern United States; also loosely applied to various other silvery fishes, as the dollar fish, or horsefish, menhaden, moonfish, sailor's choice, and the sparada
Shinernoun
the common Lepisma, or furniture bug
Wikidata
Shiner
Shiner was an American post-hardcore band from Kansas City, Missouri that was active from 1992 to 2003.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
shiner
The familiar name for a lighthouse. Also, a name for the dace (which see). Also, money; Jack's "shiners in my sack."
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
SHINER
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Shiner is ranked #15127 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Shiner surname appeared 1,949 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Shiner.
92.3% or 1,800 total occurrences were White.
3.6% or 71 total occurrences were Black.
2.2% or 44 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.2% or 24 total occurrences were of two or more races.
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Anagrams for shiner »
shrine
renish
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of shiner in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of shiner in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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- لمعانArabic
- shinerCzech
- glansDanish
- VeilchenGerman
- στιλβωτήςGreek
- briloEsperanto
- limpiabotasSpanish
- loistaaFinnish
- plus brillantFrench
- shinerIrish
- fénylőHungarian
- berlianIndonesian
- luccicanteItalian
- シャイナーJapanese
- NotropisLatin
- glansDutch
- glansNorwegian
- podbite okoPolish
- olho roxoPortuguese
- strălucitorRomanian
- shinerSwedish
- parlatıcıTurkish
- người đánh bóngVietnamese
- 发光物Chinese
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