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[ verb ] be bright by reflecting or casting light

Synonyms

reflect

Examples

"Drive carefully--the wet road reflects"

Used in print

(Sallie Bingham, "Moving Day," The Atlantic...)

Each brass handle and hinge shone for his reward , and he knew how to get_at the dust in the china flowers and how to take_down the long glass drops which hung from the chandelier .

(Octavia Waldo, A Cup of the Sun....)

Well , what did that matter when the sun was shining and there were dreams to dream about ?

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[ verb ] emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light

Synonyms

beam

Examples

"The sun shone bright that day" "The fire beamed on their faces "

Used in print

(Whit Masterson, Evil Come, Evil Go....)

Presumably the same sun was shining upon little Drew also , and those who had kidnapped him .

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[ verb ] be shiny, as if wet

Examples

"His eyes were glistening"

Used in print

(Chicago Daily Tribune...)

Directed by Grigory_Kozintsev in a tempo that is studiously slow , he develops a sense of a high tradition shining brightly and passing gravely through an impious world .

(Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)

The great spire shone as if the lightning had polished it .

Related terms

look spangle shimmer glint

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[ verb ] be distinguished or eminent

Examples

"His talent shines"

Used in print

(87th Congress, 1st Session. House Document No. 247....)

Through the_most rancorous battles of political controversy and the_most bitterly fought national and presidential campaigns his character shines as an example of dignity and honesty , forthrightness and nobility .

Related terms

be

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[ verb ] esp. of the complexion: show a strong bright color, such as red or pink

Synonyms

glow radiate beam

Examples

"Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna"

Used in print

(George Harmon Coxe, Error of Judgement....)

The girl 's eyes were softly shining as she reached_out and touched Casey 's hand .

Related terms

look gleam

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[ verb ] be clear and obvious

Examples

"A shining example"

Used in print

(Charles Glicksberg, "Sex in Contemporary Literature"...)

When they express themselves it is incandescent hatred that shines forth , the rage of repudiation , the ecstasy of negation .

Related terms

be

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[ verb ] throw or flash the light of (a lamp, etc.)

Examples

"Shine the light on that window, please"

Related terms

radiance

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[ verb ] (of surfaces) make shine

Examples

"shine the silver, please" "polish my shoes"

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[ verb ] touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly

Synonyms

fall strike

Examples

"Light fell on her face" "The sun shone on the fields" "The light struck the golden necklace" "A strange sound struck my ears"

Related terms

be anticipate happen

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[ verb ] experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion

Synonyms

beam radiate glow

Examples

"She was beaming with joy" "Her face radiated with happiness"

Related terms

feel radiance

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 5473
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[ noun ] the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
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