shine

Definitions of shine in various dictionaries:

noun - the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light

verb - be bright by reflecting or casting light

verb - emit light

verb - be shiny, as if wet

verb - be distinguished or eminent

verb - be clear and obvious

verb - have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink

verb - throw or flash the light of (a lamp)

verb - touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly

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

verb - make (a surface) shine

To emit light.

To reflect light; glint or glisten.

To distinguish oneself in an activity or a field; excel.

To be immediately apparent: Delight shone in her eyes.

To aim or cast the beam or glow of (a light).

Brightness from a source of light; radiance.

Brightness from reflected light; luster.

A shoeshine.

Excellence in quality or appearance; splendor.

Pranks or tricks.

Whiskey; moonshine.

Used as a disparaging term for a Black person.

verb - to emit light