Shiner meaning

shī'nər
One that shines, as a star, jewel, or coin.
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A black eye.

Got a real shiner from stumbling into the door.

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A person or thing that shines.
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Any of a number of freshwater minnows (esp. genus Notropis) with silvery scales.
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One who shines; a luminary.
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(colloquial) A black eye.
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Coon eyes.
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(slang, dated) A bright piece of money.
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Any of numerous species of small freshwater American cyprinoid fishes of Notropis, Minnilus, and allied genera, such as the redfin.
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Any silvery fish, such as the horsefish, menhaden, or moonfish.
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The common Lepisma, or furniture bug.
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(slang) A moonshiner.
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A small reflective surface used for cheating at card games.
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Shiner Sentence Examples

  • Ryland looked relieved that the shiner was the extent of his injuries.

  • In America the name bream is commonly given to the golden shiner minnow (Abramis chrysoleucus), to the pumpkin-seed sunfish (Eupomotis gibbosus), and to some kinds of porgy (Sparidae).

  • From a hilltop you can see a fish leap in almost any part; for not a pickerel or shiner picks an insect from this smooth surface but it manifestly disturbs the equilibrium of the whole lake.

  • Those village worms are quite too large; a shiner may make a meal off one without finding the skewer.

  • It was lucky because it hit just the other side of the eye -- I had a nice little shiner for a while.

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