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shone /shon/ pat and pap of shine shine /shīn/ intransitive verb (pat and pap shone /shon/ or (archaic, or in the sense ‘polished’) shined)- To give off or reflect light
- To beam with steady radiance
- To glow
- To be bright
- To be clear or conspicuous
- To excel
transitive verb- To cause to shine
- To direct the light of (a torch, etc)
adjective (archaic)Sheen noun- Brightness
- Lustre
- A dash, brilliant appearance
- An act or process of polishing
- Fine weather, esp in the phrase rain or shine
- A party (old slang)
- A shindy (old slang)
ORIGIN: OE scīnan; Ger scheinen; in some senses perh a different word; cf shindy shineˈless adjective shīnˈer noun - A person who or thing that shines
- A coin, esp a sovereign (old slang)
- A small fish of various kinds with glittering scales
- A black eye (informal)
shīnˈily adverb shīnˈiness noun shīnˈing adjective - Bright or gleaming
- Excellent or distinguished
shīnˈingly adverb shīnˈingness noun shīnˈy adjective - Having a bright or polished surface or appearance
- Lustrous, glossy
noun- A shiny or bright object
- (with the) money (old slang)
adverb (Spenser)In a shiny manner shine at To be very good at take a shine to (informal) To fancy, take a liking to take the shine off or out of (informal) - To outshine, eclipse
- To take the brilliance or pleasure-giving quality out of
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