shine in English
- shine⇄expr. shine up to, (Slang.) to try to please and get the friendship of.
Ex. Mother was always hectorin' me about getting married, and wantin' I should shine up to this likely girl and that (Congregationalist). - shine⇄expr. shines, (Slang.) tricks; pranks.
Ex. He's up to his old shines again. - shine⇄expr. take a shine to, (Slang.) to become fond of; like.
Ex. He took a shine to you that night you saw him (Winston Churchill). - shine⇄expr. take the shine out of (or off, or off of), (Informal.)
a. to take the brightness or cheer from.
Ex. ... enough to take more of the shine out of things than church-going on Sundays could put in again (George MacDonald).
b. to out - shine⇄noun 1. light; brightness.
Ex. the shine of a lamp.
(SYN) radiance, gleam.
2. luster; polish; gloss; sheer.
Ex. Silk has a shine.
3. fair weather; sunshine.
Ex. He goes to work rain or shine.
4a. a polish put - shine⇄shine, verb, shoneor (especially for v.t. 1)shined,shining,noun.
- shine⇄v.i. 1. to send out light; be bright with light; reflect light; glow.
Ex. The sun shines by day, the moon by night. His face is shining with soap and water. Wax makes the floors shine. (Figurative.) What fun shone in his eyes (Charlotte Bronte). - shine⇄v.t. 1. to make bright; polish.
Ex. to shine shoes. After roughing up one side of the ball, pitchers used to shine ... the other side on a part of their uniform heavily dosed with paraffin (Time).
2. to cause to shine.
Ex. to shine a l
shine in Kashmiri कॉशुर
shine in Sindhi سنڌي
shine in Tamil தமிழ்
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