Definition of Shine

Babylon English Dictionary
radiance, glow; luster, sheen; sunny weather, pleasant weather; act of polishing shoes
make glimmer, cause to shine; gleam, sparkle; radiate, emit light; excel, do well; polish (shoes, silverware, etc.)
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Shine Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
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mico, fulgeo (fulsi )
Shine Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
(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.
  
(v. t.)
To cause to shine, as a light.
  
(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 eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished; to exhibit brilliant intellectual powers; as, to shine in courts; to shine in conversation.
  
(v. i.)
To be effulgent in splendor or beauty.
  
(v. i.)
To be bright by reflection of light; to gleam; to be glossy; as, to shine like polished silver.
  
(v. i.)
Shining; sheen.
  
(n.)
The quality or state of shining; brightness; luster, gloss; polish; sheen.
  
(n.)
Sunshine; fair weather.
  
(n.)
Caper; antic; row.
  
(n.)
A liking for a person; a fancy.
  
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shine
\shine\ (?), a. [as. scīn. see shine, v. i.] shining; sheen. [obs.]
shine
\shine\, v. t.
1. to cause to shine, as a light. [obs.] he [god] doth not rain wealth, nor shine honor and virtues, upon men equally.
2. 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. [u. s.]
shine
\shine\ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. shone (&?; or &?;; 277) (archaic shined (&?;)); p. pr. & vb. n. shining.] [oe. shinen, schinen, as. scīnan; akin to d. schijnen, ofries. skīna, os. & ohg. scīnan, g. scheinen, icel. skīna, sw. skina, dan. skinne, goth. skeinan, and perh. to gr. &?;&?;&?; shadow. ?157. cf. sheer pure, and shimmer.] 1. 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. hyperion's quickening fire doth shine. god, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of god in the face of jesus cghrist. iv. 6. let thine eyes shine forth in their full luster.
2. to be bright by reflection of light; to gleam; to be glossy; as, to shine like polished silver.
3. to be effulgent in splendor or beauty. "so proud she shined in her princely state." once brightest shined this child of heat and air.
4. to be eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished; to exhibit brilliant intellectual powers; as, to shine in courts; to shine in conversation. few are qualified to shine in company; but it in most men's power to be agreeable.


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 earth shine 
 shine up 
 monkey shine 
 the face to shine upon 
The Phrase Finder
Meaning
Get out of bed.
Origin
Was adopted by sergeants in the British army when gently advising soldiers that is was time to get up. Soldiers were expected to shine their boots every morning.
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Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1
the sun is shining: tá an ghrian ag soilsiú
JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary
Darlewyrchu = v. to shine
Dyscleirio = v. to glitter, to shine
Golewychu = v. to shine faintly
Heulo = v. to shine as the sun
Lleueru = v. to shine
Tywynu = v. to radiate, to shine
Australian Slang
fake, fraud
have a very high opinion of oneself
WordNet 2.0

Noun
1. the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
(synonym) radiance, radiancy, effulgence, refulgence, refulgency
(hypernym) brightness
(hyponym) gleam, gleaming, glow, lambency

Verb
1. be bright by reflecting or casting light; "Drive carefully--the wet road reflects"
(synonym) reflect
(hypernym) emit, give out, give off
(hyponym) resplend
(derivation) shiner
2. emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces"
(synonym) beam
(hyponym) beat down
(derivation) radiance, radiancy, effulgence, refulgence, refulgency
3. be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening"
(synonym) glitter, glisten, glint, gleam
(hypernym) look, appear, seem
(hyponym) spangle
4. be distinguished or eminent; "His talent shines"
(hypernym) be
5. be clear and obvious; "A shining example"
(hypernym) be
6. especially of the complexion: show a strong bright color, such as red or pink; "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna"
(synonym) glow, beam, radiate
(hypernym) look, appear, seem
7. throw or flash the light of (a lamp, etc.); "Shine the light on that window, please"
(cause) beam
(derivation) radiance, radiancy, effulgence, refulgence, refulgency
8. 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"
(synonym) fall, strike
(hypernym) happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place
9. 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"
(synonym) glow, beam, radiate
(hypernym) feel, experience
10. (of surfaces) make shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes"
(synonym) polish, smooth, smoothen
(hypernym) beautify, embellish, prettify
(hyponym) Simonize, Simonise
(entail) rub
(derivation) shining, polishing
Shine Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
SHINE may refer to:
  • SHINE Awards
  • SHINE (software)
  • NA61/SHINE particle physics experiment
  • SHINE (festival) in Singapore

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Shine may refer to:
  • Reflection (physics)
  • Shine (film), a 1996 Australian film starring Geoffrey Rush
  • Shine (nightclub)
  • Shine Guitars
  • LG Shine, mobile phone
  • Donal Shine, Gaelic footballer
  • Shine (fundraising event), a night-time walking marathon to raise money for research into cancer
  • The pronunciation of the mathematical function sinh
  • Abbreviation for moonshine

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Shine! is a musical based on characters and situations found in the works of Horatio Alger, particularly Ragged Dick and Silas Snobden's Office Boy, respectively Alger's first best-seller and the one first printed in book form eighty years after it was first serialized in Argosy. Its plot and characters focus on Alger's pervasive theme: that in America one could begin with nothing, and with the right attitude, hard work, application, and a little bit of luck, dream a dream and chart a course on which to achieve it. Richard Seff wrote the book, Lee Goldsmith the lyrics and Roger Anderson the music. Anderson and Goldsmith had previously collaborated on the musical Chaplin.

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"Shine/Ride On" is Tohoshinki's 13th Japanese single. The single was released on September 19, 2007. The single debuted at #2 only behind Ayumi Hamasaki's single Talkin' 2 Myself which outsold it by 36,634 copies. The song "Shine" is used as the theme song for the drama "Obanzai".

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Shine Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
English - Klingon
v. boch
v. bochmoH - cause to be shiny
Shine Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
A Basic Guide to ASL
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The left hand, held supinely (hand flat with palm down) before the chest, represents the object from which the rays glisten. The right hand, in the '5' position, touches the back of the left slightly and moves up toward the right, pivoting slightly at the wrist, with fingers wiggling.