shine

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shine /ʃ'aɪn/ (shines shining shined shone)
1 [VERB] V, V
When the sun or a light shines, it gives out bright light.
It is a mild morning and the sun is shining...
A few scattered lights shone on the horizon.
2 [VERB] V n prep, V n
If you shine a torch or other light somewhere, you point it there, so that you can see something when it is dark.
One of the men shone a torch in his face...
The man walked slowly towards her, shining the flashlight.
3 [VERB] V, V-ing
Something that shines is very bright and clear because it is reflecting light.
Her blue eyes shone and caught the light.
...shining aluminum machines.
= gleam
4 [N-SING]
Something that has a shine is bright and clear because it is reflecting light.
This gel gives a beautiful shine to the hair...
= sheen
5 [VERB] V n
If you shine a wooden, leather, or metal object, you make it bright by rubbing or polishing it.
Let him dust and shine the furniture...
= polish
6 [VERB] V
Someone who shines at a skill or activity does it extremely well.
Did you shine at school?...
= excel
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see also shining
8 [PHRASE] V inflects
If you say that someone has taken a shine to another person, you mean that he or she liked them very much at their first meeting. (INFORMAL)
Seems to me you've taken quite a shine to Miss Richmond.
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rain or shine: see rain

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