shines

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English

Definitions

noun

Brightness from a source of light.
Brightness from reflected light.
Excellence in quality or appearance; splendour.
Shoeshine.

verb

To emit light.
To reflect light.
To distinguish oneself; to excel.“My nephew tried other sports before deciding on football, which he shone at right away, quickly becoming the star of his school team.”
To be effulgent in splendour or beauty.

verb

To cause (something) to shine; put a shine on (something); polish (something).“He shined my shoes until they were polished smooth and gleaming.”
To polish a cricket ball using saliva and one’s clothing.

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Synonyms

effulgence radiance radiancy refulgence refulgency luster brilliance splendor shoeshine moonshine sunshine excel beam glow radiate buff burnish furbish

Rhymes

guidelines confines dressed to the nines designs whines read between the lines headlines undermines defines fines

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