shined

Variant of shine

intransitive verb shone, shined, shining

  1. to emit or reflect light; be radiant or bright with light; gleam; glow
  2. to be eminent, conspicuous, or brilliant; stand out; excel
  3. to exhibit itself clearly or conspicuously: love shining from her face

Origin: ME schinen < OE scinan, akin to Ger scheinen < IE base *sāi-, to glimmer > Gr skia, shadow

transitive verb

  1. to direct the light of: to shine a flashlight
  2. to make shiny or bright by polishing: to shine shoes

noun

  1. brightness; radiance
  2. luster; polish; gloss
  3. ☆ shoeshine
  4. splendor; brilliance; show
  5. sunshine; fair weather
  6. Informal a trick or prank: usually used in pl.
  7. Slang black (): a vulgar term of hostility and contempt
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