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Shine
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(v. i.) To be bright by reflection of light; to gleam; to be glossy; as, to shine like polished silver.
(2):
(v. i.) To be effulgent in splendor or beauty.
(3):
(v. i.) To emit rays of light; to give light; to beam with steady radiance; to exhibit brightness or splendor; as, the sun shines by day; the moon shines by night.
(4):
(v. i.) To be eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished; to exhibit brilliant intellectual powers; as, to shine in courts; to shine in conversation.
(5):
(v. t.) To cause to shine, as a light.
(6):
(v. t.) To make bright; to cause to shine by reflected light; as, in hunting, to shine the eyes of a deer at night by throwing a light on them.
(7):
(n.) The quality or state of shining; brightness; luster, gloss; polish; sheen.
(8):
(n.) A liking for a person; a fancy.
(9):
(n.) Caper; antic; row.
(10):
(v. i.) Shining; sheen.
(11):
(n.) Sunshine; fair weather.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Shine'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/s/shine.html. 1828.
