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Shine

/ʃaɪn/

Brightness from a source of light.

📖 Definitions of "Shine"

noun

verb

1
To emit light.
2
To reflect light.
3
To distinguish oneself; to excel.
"My nephew tried other sports before deciding on football, which he shone at right away, quickly becoming the star of his school team."
4
To be effulgent in splendour or beauty.

18 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
strikenoun	(transitive, sometimes with out or through) To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate.
gleamnoun	(intransitive) To shine, especially in an indistinct or intermittent manner; to glisten, to glitter.
glintnoun	A short flash of light, usually when reflected off a shiny surface.
beamnoun	(ambitransitive) To emit beams of light; to shine; to radiate.
glownoun	(intransitive) To emit heat and light without a flame.
fallverb	(heading, intransitive) To be moved downwards.
reflectverb	(intransitive) To think seriously; to ponder or consider.
smoothnoun	Having a texture that lacks friction. Not rough.
radiateverb	(transitive) To emit rays or waves.
radiancenoun	The quality or state of being radiant; shining, bright or splendid.
glistenverb	(intransitive, of a wet or greasy surface) To reflect light with a glittering luster; to sparkle, coruscate, glint or flash.
polishnoun	Of, from or native to Poland, or relating to the Polish language.
glitternoun	To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam.
effulgencenoun	A state of being bright and radiant, splendor, brilliance.
refulgencenoun	the quality of being refulgent; refulgency
radiancynoun	The property of being radiant; radiance
smoothenverb	(transitive) To make smooth.
refulgencynoun	The property of being refulgent.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
refulgencynoun	The property of being refulgent.
refulgencenoun	the quality of being refulgent; refulgency
effulgencenoun	A state of being bright and radiant, splendor, brilliance.
glownoun	(intransitive) To emit heat and light without a flame.
radiancenoun	The quality or state of being radiant; shining, bright or splendid.
glistenverb	(intransitive, of a wet or greasy surface) To reflect light with a glittering luster; to sparkle, coruscate, glint or flash.
gleamnoun	(intransitive) To shine, especially in an indistinct or intermittent manner; to glisten, to glitter.
glitternoun	To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam.
glintnoun	A short flash of light, usually when reflected off a shiny surface.
smoothenverb	(transitive) To make smooth.
smoothnoun	Having a texture that lacks friction. Not rough.
radiateverb	(transitive) To emit rays or waves.
radiancynoun	The property of being radiant; radiance
reflectverb	(intransitive) To think seriously; to ponder or consider.
strikenoun	(transitive, sometimes with out or through) To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate.
fallverb	(heading, intransitive) To be moved downwards.
beamnoun	(ambitransitive) To emit beams of light; to shine; to radiate.
polishnoun	Of, from or native to Poland, or relating to the Polish language.
brilliancenoun	The quality of having extraordinary mental capacity.
brilliantnoun	Highly intelligent.