shine

/ʃɑɪn/ v [I/T] (past tense and past participle shone /ʃoʊn/ or shined) (SEND OUT LIGHT)

Definition

› to send out or reflect light: [T] Cops shone their flashlights into the car window. [I] The area shines like Times Square. [I] fig. Her dark eyes shone with happiness (= she looked very happy).

(Definition of shine v (SEND OUT LIGHT) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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Shiite n
shimmer v
shin n
shine n BRIGHTNESS
shine v MAKE BRIGHT
shine v SEND OUT LIGHT
shine v SHOW ABILITY
shingle n
Shinto n
shiny adj
ship n

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