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shine (iou)



shine verb. , (now esp. in sense 8) shined.

verb intrans.
a. Of the sun, a source of illumination, etc.: shed beams of bright light; give out light through; be radiant. Also foll. by forth, over, out. OE.
I. Murdoch The light from the candlesticks shone upon her golden head.
b. Of the day: be sunny or bright; dawn. Chiefly poet. LME.
c. impers. in it shines, it is shining, etc., it is sunny. LME.
verb intrans. Of metal, water, etc.: be lustrous or bright; gleam or glitter with reflected light. Also foll. by with. OE.
E. Welty The water shone like steel.
verb intrans. Be brilliant or rich in colour, attire, etc.; be glowing with splendour or beauty. Now rare. OE.
T. Kendall In all thy body bewty shines.
verb intrans. Of a person: be conspicuously excellent or brilliant in some respect; excel. OE.
B. Bainbridge Ashburner wished he had shone a little more at the luncheon. M. Coren It was only later that he began to shine as a scholar.
verb intrans. Of a quality, attribute, etc.: stand out conspicuously or clearly; be evident or visible. ME.
C. Bront? What fun shone in his eyes as he recalled some of her fine speeches!
verb trans. Shed light on, illuminate. Long rare or obsolete. LME.
verb trans.
a. Cause (light) to shine, emit (rays). L16.
b. Hunting. Direct a light on to (the eyes of an animal); locate the position of (an animal) in this way. Cf. LAMPING noun. US. M19.
c. Cause (a lamp, torch, etc.) to shine; direct the light of (a lamp, torch, etc.). Freq. foll. by on, on to, towards. L19.
G. Greene I shone my torch to show that I was there. Scientific American To see the objects in a furnace..one must shine light in from an external source.
verb trans. Put a polish on or give a shine to (shoes etc.). E17.
M. French They..sold newspapers, shined shoes, ran errands.
Phrases, & with adverbs in specialized senses: make hay while the sun shines: see HAY noun1. rise and shine: see RISE verb. shine away rare drive away by shining a light at. shine down rare surpass in brilliance. shine through be clearly evident. shine upon arch. (of heaven, fortune, etc.) look favourably on, be favourable to. shine up to US seek to ingratiate oneself with.