Thesaurus
shine
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of SHINE
1
to emit rays of light <the sun appears to shine particularly brightly in summer because that is when it's closest to the Earth>
Related Words blaze, burn, fire, flame, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glister, glitter, glow, luminesce, sheen, shimmer; blink, coruscate, flare, flash, flicker, luster (or lustre), scintillate, spangle, sparkle, twinkle, wink, winkle; beat (down), glare; brighten, illuminate, illumine, irradiate, light, lighten; bedazzle, blind, daze, dazzle
2
to make smooth or glossy usually by repeatedly applying surface pressure <the salesman shined his shoes every morning before leaving the house>
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