shine
[verb]
Synonyms:
- gleam, beam, flash, glare, glisten, glitter, glow, radiate, sparkle, twinkle
- polish, brush, buff, burnish
- stand out, be conspicuous, excel
[noun]
Synonyms:
- brightness, glare, gleam, light, radiance, shimmer, sparkle
- polish, gloss, lustre, sheen

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Related Words: glimmer, glow, incandesce, luminesce, flash, sparkle, twinkle, flare, glare, finish

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English Thesaurus: shine, flash, glare, flicker, twinkle, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. shine¹ S3 /ʃaɪn/ verb (past tense and past participle shone /ʃɒn $ ʃoʊn/)
[Word Family: verb: shine, outshine; noun: shine, shininess; adjective: shiny]
[Language: Old English; Origin: scinan]

1. [intransitive] to produce bright light:
The sun was shining.
The moon shone brightly in the sky.
shine in/on
That lamp’s shining in my eyes.

2. [transitive] if you shine a light somewhere, you point it in that direction
shine something on/at/around etc something
Shine that torch over here, will you?

3. [intransitive] to look bright and smooth:
Marion polished the table until it shone.
She had shining black hair.

4. [transitive] (past tense and past participle shined) to make something bright by rubbing it Synonym : polish:
His shoes were shined to perfection.

5. [intransitive] if your eyes shine, or your face shines, you have an expression of happiness
shine with
‘It was wonderful!’ Kate replied, her eyes shining with excitement.

6. [intransitive not in progressive] to be very good at something:
The concert will give young jazz musicians a chance to shine.
shine at/in
Peter didn’t really shine at school.

7. shining example something or someone that is an excellent example of a particular quality and should be admired
shining example of
The house is a shining example of Art Deco architecture.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. shine² noun
[Word Family: verb: shine, outshine; noun: shine, shininess; adjective: shiny]

1. [singular, uncountable] the brightness that something has when light shines on it:
Lucy’s dark hair seemed to have lost its shine.

2. take a shine to somebody informal to like someone very much when you have only just met them
⇒ (come) rain or shine at rain¹(4)

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

shine
verb
ADV. brightly, brilliantly The sun was shining brightly.
faintly | briefly | steadily | warmly | down, in, out Sunlight shone in through the window.
VERB + SHINE seem to (figurative) She seemed to shine with an inner radiance.
make sth You've really made that floor shine!
PREP. at The watchman shone his torch at us.
from (figurative) Love and pride shone from her eyes.
in The water was shining faintly in the moonlight.
like The dark wood shone like glass.
on/upon The light shone on his face.
with (figurative) His dark eyes shone with excitement.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

shine to produce bright light:
The sun was shining.
flash to shine brightly for a very short time, or to shine on and off very quickly many times:
Lightning flashed across the sky.
The police car’s lights were flashing.
glare to shine with a very strong light which hurts your eyes:
The sun glared in her eyes.
flicker to shine with an unsteady light – used about a flame or light:
The candle flickered and went out.
twinkle if stars or lights twinkle, they shine in the dark in a way that seems to change from bright to faint, especially because you are a long way away from them:
stars twinkling in the sky
The harbour lights twinkled in the distance.
glow especially literary to shine with a warm soft light:
Lights glowed in the windows.
blaze literary to shine very brightly:
The lights of the factory were still blazing.
sparkle/glitter if something sparkles, it shines with many small bright points when light is on it:
The sea sparkled in the sunlight.
Jewels glittered around her neck.
gleam to shine by reflecting the light – used especially about smooth clean surfaces, or about someone’s eyes or teeth:
The sword’s blade gleamed.
a gleaming sports car
His blue eyes gleamed with amusement.
glint to shine with quick flashes of light:
The knife glinted in the sunlight.
glisten literary to shine – used about wet or oily surfaces. Used especially when saying that someone’s eyes are full of tears, or someone’s skin is covered in sweat:
As they were leaving, her eyes glistened with tears.
His forehead was glistening with sweat.
The wet chairs glistened in the afternoon sun.
catch the light if something catches the light, it shines because it is reflecting light:
Her diamond ring caught the light.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

shine
ʃaɪn
See: rain or shine , take a shine to

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