Shine

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vi Shining; sheen.

II. Shine ·noun Caper; antic; row.

III. Shine ·noun Sunshine; fair weather.

IV. Shine ·noun A liking for a person; a fancy.

V. Shine ·vt To cause to shine, as a light.

VI. Shine ·vi To be effulgent in splendor or beauty.

VII. Shine ·noun The quality or state of shining; brightness; luster, gloss; polish; sheen.

VIII. Shine ·vi To be bright by reflection of light; to Gleam; to be glossy; as, to shine like polished silver.

IX. Shine ·vt 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.

X. Shine ·vi To be eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished; to exhibit brilliant intellectual powers; as, to shine in courts; to shine in conversation.

XI. Shine ·vi 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.

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