Definition: shine
Source: WordNet (r) 1.7
shine
n : the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
[syn: radiance, radiancy, effulgence, refulgence,
refulgency]
v 1: be bright by reflecting or casting light; "Drive
carefully--the wet road reflects" [syn: reflect]
2: emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; "The sun
shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces "
[syn: beam]
3: be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening" [syn: glitter,
glisten, glint, gleam]
4: be distinguished or eminent; "His talent shines"
5: be clear and obvious; "A shining example"
6: esp. of the complexion: show a strong bright color, such as
red or pink; "Her face glowed when she came out of the
sauna" [syn: glow, beam, radiate]
7: throw or flash the light of (a lamp, etc.); "Shine the light
on that window, please"
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" [syn: fall, strike]
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" [syn: glow, beam,
radiate]
10: (of surfaces) make shine; "shine the silver, please";
"polish my shoes" [syn: polish, smooth, smoothen]
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Shine \Shine\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Shone (? or ?; 277) (archaic Shined); p. pr. & vb. n. Shining.] [OE. shinen, schinen, AS. sc[=i]nan; akin to D. schijnen, OFries. sk[=i]na, OS. & OHG. sc[=i]nan, G. scheinen, Icel. sk[=i]na, Sw. skina, Dan. skinne, Goth. skeinan, and perh. to Gr. ??? shadow. [root]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. --Shak. 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. --2 Cor. iv. 6. Let thine eyes shine forth in their full luster. --Denham. 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.'' --Spenser. Once brightest shined this child of heat and air. --Pope. 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. --Swift. To make, or cause, the face to shine upon, to be propitious to; to be gracious to. --Num. vi. 25.
Shine \Shine\, n.
1. The quality or state of shining; brightness; luster,
gloss; polish; sheen.
Now sits not girt with taper's holy shine. --Milton.
Fair opening to some court's propitious shine.
--Pope.
The distant shine of the celestial city.
--Hawthorne.
2. Sunshine; fair weather.
Be it fair or foul, or rain or shine. --Dryden.
3. A liking for a person; a fancy. [Slang, U.S.]
4. Caper; antic; row. [Slang]
To cut up shines, to play pranks. [Slang, U.S.]
Shine \Shine\, a. [AS. sc[=i]n. See Shine, v. i.] Shining; sheen. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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. --Bacon.
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.] --Bartlett.
