Shine is to reflect light, or to polish, or to stand out due to excellence.
(verb)Shine is defined as brightness, light or luster.
(noun)A gold ring that has just been cleaned and polished is an example of something that has a shine.
See shine in Webster's New World College Dictionary
intransitive verb shone, shined, shining
Origin: ME schinen < OE scinan, akin to Ger scheinen < IE base *sāi-, to glimmer > Gr skia, shadow
transitive verb
noun
See shine in American Heritage Dictionary 4
verb shone shone (shōn) or shined, shin·ing, shines verb, intransitive
Origin:
Origin: Middle English shinen
Origin: , from Old English scīnan
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