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- (verb): To emit light.
- (verb): To reflect light.
- (verb): To distinguish oneself; to excel.
- (verb): To be effulgent in splendour or beauty.
- (verb): To be eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished; to exhibit brilliant intellectual powers.
- (verb): To be immediately apparent.
- (verb): To create light with (a flashlight, lamp, torch, or similar).
- (verb): To cause to shine, as a light.
- (verb): To make bright; to cause to shine by reflected light.
- (verb): To cause (something) to shine; put a shine on (something); polish (something).
- (verb): To polish a cricket ball using saliva and one’s clothing.
- (noun): A bright emission of light; a gleam.
- (adjective): Emitting light.
- (adjective): Reflecting light.
- (adjective): Having a high polish or sheen.
- (adjective): Having exceptional merit.
- My nephew tried other sports before deciding on football, which he shone at right away, quickly becoming the star of his school team.
- I shone my light into the darkness to see what was making the noise.
- in hunting, to shine the eyes of a deer at night by throwing a light on them
- He shined my shoes until they were polished smooth and gleaming.
- a shining example