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| shine [ shīn ] |
verb (past and past participle shone [ shōn ], present participle shin·ing, 3rd person present singular shines) |
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1. intransitive verb emit light: to give out light
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2. intransitive verb be bright: to be bright or reflect light
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3. transitive verb direct light of something: to direct the light emitted by something
  Shine the flashlight over here.
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4. intransitive verb excel: to be very good at or do very well in an activity
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5. intransitive verb be obvious: to appear clearly
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6. intransitive verb have radiant quality: to appear to have a specially bright or radiant quality as a result of good health or a strong positive emotion
Her face shone with happiness.
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7. (past and past participle shined) transitive verb polish something: to make something bright and gleaming by polishing it
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noun |
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1. brightness from light source: brightness or radiance emitted by a source of light
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2. bright surface: the bright or gleaming surface of something
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3. act of polishing something: an act of polishing something to make it shiny
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4. U.S. beverages
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informal
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Same as moonshine (sense 1)
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plural noun shines |
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U.S. tricks: mischievous or amusing tricks played on somebody
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slang
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| [ Old English scīnan< Indo-European, "to glimmer"] |
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come rain or shine whatever the weather or other attending circumstances
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take a shine to somebody to develop a liking for somebody (informal)
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