Shine
[ʃaɪn]
Definition
(verb.) be clear and obvious; 'A shining example'.
(verb.) be distinguished or eminent; 'His talent shines'.
(verb.) throw or flash the light of (a lamp); 'Shine the light on that window, please'.
(verb.) emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; 'The sun shone bright that day'; 'The fire beamed on their faces'.
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Definition
(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.
(v. i.) To be bright by reflection of light; to gleam; to be glossy; as, to shine like polished silver.
(v. i.) To be effulgent in splendor or beauty.
(v. i.) To be eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished; to exhibit brilliant intellectual powers; as, to shine in courts; to shine in conversation.
(v. t.) To cause to shine, as a light.
(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.
(n.) The quality or state of shining; brightness; luster, gloss; polish; sheen.
(n.) Sunshine; fair weather.
(n.) A liking for a person; a fancy.
(n.) Caper; antic; row.
(v. i.) Shining; sheen.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. n. [1]. Beam, radiate, glitter, glisten, glow, blaze, be bright, be brilliant, emit rays of light.[2]. Be eminent, be distinguished, be conspicuous.
n. [1]. Fair weather.[2]. Brightness, splendor, lustre, brilliancy, polish, gloss.[3]. [Colloquial, U. S.] Liking, fancy.
Edited by Ben
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Beam, brighten, gleam, give, light, glow, sparkle, glitter, {[re' ate]?},glisten, excel
ANT:Fade, wane, loom, glimmer, gleam, fail
Editor: Michel
Definition
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.
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Examples
- I have seen her shine, sir. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- In the window, where a little of the bright summer evening sky could shine upon her, Little Dorrit stood, and read. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Leaving himself in the dark, it could rise into the light, seeing it shine on others and hailing it. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Let it shine--let anything be, so that I never see another day! Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- The English mind again had a phase of brightness in the seventh and eighth centuries, and it did not shine again until the fifteenth. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I've given 'em the latest Yankee shine. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Three yellow squares of light shone above us in the gathering gloom. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- His eyes shone, and his cheek was flushed with the exhilaration of the master workman who sees his work lie ready before him. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- The spire of Evian shone under the woods that surrounded it, and the range of mountain above mountain by which it was overhung. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Donnez-moi la main, said he, and the spite and jealousy melted out of his face, and a generous kindliness shone there instead. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- His face shone with a certain luminous pleasure. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- An unmistakable delight shone forth from the blue eyes that met his, and the radiance seemed to light up all his future with mild sunshine. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- After a minute's silence, he looked down at Amy, who sat on the cricket at his feet, and said, with a caress of the shining hair. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- But the light of that day's discovery, shining on these considerations, roused him to take a more decided course of action. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- He took a neat little leather case out of a drawer, and opening it he exhibited a number of shining instruments. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- It had cleared in the morning, and the sun was shining with a subdued brightness through the dim veil which hangs over the great city. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- He came close to her, and stood touching her, looking with her at the primrose-shining globe. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- As if with one accord, they all turned their eyes towards the light of the fire shining through the window. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- But no love shines on her brow, Nor breaks she a marriage-vow, Love is colder. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- From the towering lighthouses of our coasts its beams are thrown seaward, and a beacon for the mariner shines beyond all other lights. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- It is a dark and intricate story of treacheries, cruelties, and hate, in which the death of the wily Histi?us shines almost cheerfully. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- None o' your shines, gal! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- A LIGHT SHINES ON MY WAY The year came round to Christmas-time, and I had been at home above two months. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- And, I dare say, within the church just now that moonlight shines as softly as in my room. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- It ha' shined into my mind. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
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