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Defenition of the word shine

    • Defenition of the word shine

      • To emit light.
      • To reflect light.
      • To do something well; to distinguish oneself.
      • To clean a surface to the point of reflectiveness.
      • The quality of being bright and sending out rays of light.
      • To touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly.
      • touch or seem as if touching; "Light fell on her face"; "The light struck the golden necklace"
      • be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening"
      • 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"
      • esp. of the complexion: show a strong bright color, such as red or pink; "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna"
      • of surfaces; "shine the silver, please"; "shine my shoes"
      • the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
      • be bright by reflecting or casting light
      • be clear and obvious; "A shining example"
      • be distinguished or eminent; "His talent shines"
      • throw or flash the light of (a lamp, etc.): "Shine the light on that window, please"
      • emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; "The sun shone bright that day"; "the fire beamed on their faces"
      • (of surfaces) make shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes"
      • especially of the complexion: show a strong bright color, such as red or pink; "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna"
      • 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"
      • throw or flash the light of (a lamp, etc.); "Shine the light on that window, please"
      • be bright by reflecting or casting light; "Drive carefully--the wet road reflects"
      • make (a surface) shine
      • experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion
      • have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink
      • be shiny, as if wet
      • touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
      • be clear and obvious
      • be distinguished or eminent
      • throw or flash the light of (a lamp)
      • emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light

    Synonyms for the word shine

      • beam
      • effulgence
      • fall
      • gleam
      • glint
      • glisten
      • glitter
      • glow
      • polish
      • radiance
      • radiancy
      • radiate
      • reflect
      • refulgence
      • refulgency
      • smooth
      • smoothen
      • strike

    Hyponyms for the word shine

      • beacon
      • beat down
      • blaze
      • buff
      • burn
      • burnish
      • coruscate
      • flame
      • flare
      • flick
      • flicker
      • flush
      • furbish
      • glare
      • gleam
      • gleaming
      • gloss
      • glossiness
      • glow
      • lambency
      • luminesce
      • luster
      • lustre
      • opalesce
      • outshine
      • polish
      • resplend
      • scintillate
      • sheen
      • shimmer
      • shininess
      • Simonise
      • Simonize
      • sleek
      • slick
      • spangle
      • sparkle
      • twinkle
      • winkle

    Hypernyms for the word shine

      • appear
      • be
      • beautify
      • brightness
      • come about
      • embellish
      • emit
      • experience
      • fall out
      • fancify
      • feel
      • give off
      • give out
      • go on
      • hap
      • happen
      • look
      • occur
      • pass
      • pass off
      • prettify
      • seem
      • surname
      • take place

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