shine
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
Types & categories
- brightness hypernym
- gleam hyponym
- shininess hyponym
- polish hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
be bright by reflecting or casting light
Drive carefully--the wet road reflects
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- radiancy derivation
- shiner derivation
- reflective derivation
Sense 3 verb
emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light
The sun shone bright that day
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Sense 4 verb
be shiny, as if wet
His eyes were glistening
Types & categories
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Sense 5 verb
be distinguished or eminent
His talent shines
Types & categories
- be hypernym
Sense 6 verb
be clear and obvious
A shining example
Types & categories
- be hypernym
Sense 7 verb
have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink
Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna
Types & categories
- appear hypernym
Related & opposite
- gleam derivation
Sense 8 verb
throw or flash the light of (a lamp)
Shine the light on that window, please
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Sense 9 verb
touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
Light fell on her face
Types & categories
- hap hypernym
Sense 10 verb
experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion
She was beaming with joy
Types & categories
- feel hypernym
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Sense 11 verb
make (a surface) shine
shine the silver, please
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | radiate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | shine |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | beam |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | shine |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | radiate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | effulgent |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | shiny |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | lustrous |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | brightness |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | gleam |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | shininess |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | polish |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | radiancy |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | shiner |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | reflective |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | give out |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | resplend |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | glare |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | opalesce |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | luminesce |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | sparkle |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | radiancy |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | ray |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | beat down |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | beacon |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | glare |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | flame |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | outshine |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | shimmer |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | flicker |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | blaze |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | winkle |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | burn |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | glitter |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | flicker |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | appear |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | spangle |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | shimmer |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | be |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | be |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | gleam |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | appear |
| 8 | causes | Related & opposite | beam |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | radiancy |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | hap |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | glow |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | glow |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | radiance |
| 10 | hypernym | Types & categories | feel |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | shining |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | polisher |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | polish |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | polish |
| 11 | entails | Related & opposite | rub |
| 11 | hypernym | Types & categories | fancify |
| 11 | hyponym | Types & categories | Simonize |
| 11 | hyponym | Types & categories | slick |
| 11 | hyponym | Types & categories | burnish |
| 11 | hyponym | Types & categories | gloss |