shiner

[ shahy-ner ]

/ ˈʃaɪ nər /

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noun

a person or thing that shines.

Slang. black eye (def. 1).

any of various small American freshwater fishes having glistening scales, especially a minnow.

any of various silvery, marine fishes, as the menhaden or butterfish.

a defect in silk or synthetic filament or fabric, produced either in the process of winding or as a result of shuttle friction and appearing on fabric as a shiny streak.

Origin of shiner

1350–1400; 1900–05 for def. 2; Middle English; see shine¹, -er¹

Words nearby shiner

Shinar, shinbone, shindig, shindy, shine, shiner, shiner perch, shine up to, shingle, shingle oak, shingles

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Example sentences from the Web for shiner

Hard to imagine him slammin' down Shiner Bocks and listenin' to Willie Nelson.
Paul Begala: Ted Cruz and Texas’s Tea Party Revolution|Paul Begala|August 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
In those days Shiner dwelt close under the sheltering wing of a sympathetic garrison.
To The Front|Charles King
Go sit by Shiner and give him water till I spoil a few of these voters.
To The Front|Charles King
With a furious curse and a jerk of the bit he wheeled Shiner around, drawing his automatic belt gun.
Desert Conquest|A. M. Chisholm

A watershed improvement program effecting more stable flow and decreased turbidity might benefit this shiner.
Fishes of the Wakarusa River in Kansas|James E. Deacon
“They were a peculiar family,” said Mr. Shiner, regarding the hives reflectively.
Under the Greenwood Tree|Thomas Hardy

British Dictionary definitions for shiner

shiner

/ (ˈʃaɪnə) /

noun

something that shines, such as a polishing device

any of numerous small North American freshwater cyprinid fishes of the genus Notropis and related genera, such as N. cornutus (common shiner) and Notemigonus crysoleucas (golden shiner)

a popular name for the mackerel

informal a black eye

NZ old-fashioned, informal a vagrant or tramp

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单词	shiner
释义	shiner [ shahy-ner ] / ˈʃaɪ nər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR shiner ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person or thing that shines. Slang. black eye (def. 1). any of various small American freshwater fishes having glistening scales, especially a minnow. any of various silvery, marine fishes, as the menhaden or butterfish. a defect in silk or synthetic filament or fabric, produced either in the process of winding or as a result of shuttle friction and appearing on fabric as a shiny streak. Origin of shiner 1350–1400; 1900–05 for def. 2; Middle English; see shine¹, -er¹ Words nearby shiner Shinar, shinbone, shindig, shindy, shine, shiner, shiner perch, shine up to, shingle, shingle oak, shingles Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for shiner Hard to imagine him slammin' down Shiner Bocks and listenin' to Willie Nelson. Paul Begala: Ted Cruz and Texas’s Tea Party Revolution\|Paul Begala\|August 1, 2012\|DAILY BEAST In those days Shiner dwelt close under the sheltering wing of a sympathetic garrison. To The Front\|Charles King Go sit by Shiner and give him water till I spoil a few of these voters. To The Front\|Charles King With a furious curse and a jerk of the bit he wheeled Shiner around, drawing his automatic belt gun. Desert Conquest\|A. M. Chisholm A watershed improvement program effecting more stable flow and decreased turbidity might benefit this shiner. Fishes of the Wakarusa River in Kansas\|James E. Deacon “They were a peculiar family,” said Mr. Shiner, regarding the hives reflectively. Under the Greenwood Tree\|Thomas Hardy British Dictionary definitions for shiner shiner / (ˈʃaɪnə) / noun something that shines, such as a polishing device any of numerous small North American freshwater cyprinid fishes of the genus Notropis and related genera, such as N. cornutus (common shiner) and Notemigonus crysoleucas (golden shiner) a popular name for the mackerel informal a black eye NZ old-fashioned, informal a vagrant or tramp Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to shiner black mark, blemish, disgrace, dishonor, shame, smear, stain, stigma, bad name
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shiner

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