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Words related to shine

Related / Similar Words: radiance, radiancy, effulgence, refulgence, refulgency, polish, smooth, smoothen, glow, beam, radiate, glitter, glisten, glint, gleam, fall, strike, reflect

Definition:

the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light;

(of surfaces) make shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes";

experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion; "She was beaming with joy"; "Her face radiated with happiness";

especially of the complexion: show a strong bright color, such as red or pink; "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna";

be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening";

touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly; "Light fell on her face"; "The sun shone on the fields"; "The light struck the golden necklace"; "A strange sound struck my ears";

be clear and obvious; "A shining example";

be distinguished or eminent; "His talent shines";

throw or flash the light of (a lamp, etc.); "Shine the light on that window, please";

emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces";

be bright by reflecting or casting light; "Drive carefully--the wet road reflects";

Hyponyms: gleam, gleaming, glow, lambency, shininess, sheen, luster, lustre, polish, gloss, glossiness, burnish, Simonize, Simonise, slick, sleek, buff, furbish, flush, spangle, shimmer, beat down, beacon, glare, flare, flame, outshine, flicker, flick, blaze, twinkle, winkle, scintillate, burn, resplend, opalesce, luminesce, sparkle, coruscate

Entailments: rub

Derivational Morphology: beam, reflect, radiate, shining, polishing, polish, gloss, glossiness, burnish, buffer, polisher, radiance, freshness, glow, gleam, gleaming, lambency, flicker, spark, glint, glitter, glister, glisten, scintillation, sparkle, radiancy, effulgence, refulgence, refulgency, beam of light, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light, irradiation, shiner

Language Translations:
Chinese: 發亮		Danish: skinne
Dutch: schijnen		Finnish: loistaa
French: briller		German: leuchten
Hungarian: ragyog		Italian: brillare
Japanese: 光る		Korean: 빛나다
Lithuanian: šviesti		Portuguese: brilhar
Russian: светиться		Slovenian: svetiti
Spanish: brillar		Swedish: lysa
Telugu: ప్రకాశించు

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