shine
English Thesaurus
1. the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | brightness, |
| definition | : | the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | luster, lustre, sheen, shininess, |
| definition | : | the visual property of something that shines with reflected light (noun.attribute) |
2. make (a surface) shine (verb.contact)
| hyponym | : | sleek, slick, |
| definition | : | make slick or smooth (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | gloss, |
| definition | : | give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing (verb.creation) |
| entail | : | rub, |
| definition | : | move over something with pressure (verb.contact) |
3. experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion (verb.emotion)
| hypernym | : | experience, feel, |
| definition | : | undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind (verb.emotion) |
4. have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink (verb.perception)
5. be shiny, as if wet (verb.perception)
| hyponym | : | spangle, |
| definition | : | glitter as if covered with spangles (verb.perception) |
| hyponym | : | shimmer, |
| definition | : | give off a shimmering reflection, as of silk (verb.stative) |
6. touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly (verb.stative)
7. be clear and obvious (verb.stative)
| hypernym | : | be, be, |
| definition | : | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) (verb.stative) |
8. throw or flash the light of (a lamp) (verb.weather)
| cause | : | beam, shine, |
| definition | : | emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light (verb.weather) |
9. emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light (verb.weather)
| hyponym | : | beat down, |
| definition | : | shine hard (verb.perception) |
| hyponym | : | beacon, |
| definition | : | shine like a beacon (verb.perception) |
| hyponym | : | glare, |
| definition | : | shine intensely (verb.perception) |
| hyponym | : | flame, flare, |
| definition | : | shine with a sudden light (verb.weather) |
| hyponym | : | outshine, |
| definition | : | shine brighter than (verb.weather) |
| hyponym | : | shimmer, |
| definition | : | shine with a weak or fitful light (verb.weather) |
| hyponym | : | flick, flicker, |
| definition | : | shine unsteadily (verb.weather) |
| hyponym | : | blaze, |
| definition | : | shine brightly and intensively (verb.weather) |
| hyponym | : | burn, glow, |
| definition | : | shine intensely, as if with heat (verb.weather) |
10. be bright by reflecting or casting light (verb.weather)
| hypernym | : | emit, give off, give out, |
| definition | : | give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc. (verb.weather) |
| hyponym | : | resplend, |
| definition | : | be resplendent or radiant; to shine brightly (verb.stative) |
| hyponym | : | glare, |
| definition | : | be sharply reflected (verb.weather) |
| hyponym | : | opalesce, |
| definition | : | reflect light or colors like an opal (verb.weather) |
| hyponym | : | luminesce, |
| definition | : | be or become luminescent; exhibit luminescence (verb.weather) |
11. the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | radiate, |
| definition | : | cause to be seen by emitting light as if in rays (verb.perception) |
| derivation | : | shine, |
| definition | : | throw or flash the light of (a lamp) (verb.weather) |
| derivation | : | beam, shine, |
| definition | : | emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light (verb.weather) |
| derivation | : | reflect, shine, |
| definition | : | be bright by reflecting or casting light (verb.weather) |
| derivation | : | radiate, |
| definition | : | send out rays or waves (verb.weather) |
| derivation | : | glazed, shiny, |
| definition | : | having a shiny surface or coating (adj.all) |
12. make (a surface) shine (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | polishing, shining, |
| definition | : | the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | buffer, polisher, |
| definition | : | a power tool used to buff surfaces (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | polish, |
| definition | : | a preparation used in polishing (noun.substance) |
13. experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion (verb.emotion)
| derivation | : | glow, |
| definition | : | a feeling of considerable warmth (noun.feeling) |
| derivation | : | freshness, glow, |
| definition | : | an alert and refreshed state (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | radiance, |
| definition | : | an attractive combination of good health and happiness (noun.state) |
14. have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink (verb.perception)
15. be shiny, as if wet (verb.perception)
16. throw or flash the light of (a lamp) (verb.weather)
| derivation | : | effulgence, radiance, radiancy, refulgence, refulgency, shine, effulgence, radiance, radiancy, refulgence, refulgency, shine, |
| definition | : | the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light (noun.attribute) |
17. emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light (verb.weather)
18. be bright by reflecting or casting light (verb.weather)
| derivation | : | shiner, |
| definition | : | something that shines (with emitted or reflected light) (noun.object) |
| derivation | : | reflective, |
| definition | : | capable of physically reflecting light or sound (adj.all) |
19. the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | radiate, |
| definition | : | cause to be seen by emitting light as if in rays (verb.perception) |
| derivation | : | shine, |
| definition | : | throw or flash the light of (a lamp) (verb.weather) |
| derivation | : | beam, shine, |
| definition | : | emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light (verb.weather) |
| derivation | : | reflect, shine, |
| definition | : | be bright by reflecting or casting light (verb.weather) |
| derivation | : | radiate, |
| definition | : | send out rays or waves (verb.weather) |
| derivation | : | glazed, shiny, |
| definition | : | having a shiny surface or coating (adj.all) |
20. make (a surface) shine (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | polishing, shining, |
| definition | : | the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | buffer, polisher, |
| definition | : | a power tool used to buff surfaces (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | polish, |
| definition | : | a preparation used in polishing (noun.substance) |
21. experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion (verb.emotion)
| derivation | : | glow, |
| definition | : | a feeling of considerable warmth (noun.feeling) |
| derivation | : | freshness, glow, |
| definition | : | an alert and refreshed state (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | radiance, |
| definition | : | an attractive combination of good health and happiness (noun.state) |
22. have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink (verb.perception)
23. be shiny, as if wet (verb.perception)
24. throw or flash the light of (a lamp) (verb.weather)
| derivation | : | effulgence, radiance, radiancy, refulgence, refulgency, shine, effulgence, radiance, radiancy, refulgence, refulgency, shine, |
| definition | : | the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light (noun.attribute) |
25. emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light (verb.weather)
26. be bright by reflecting or casting light (verb.weather)
| derivation | : | shiner, |
| definition | : | something that shines (with emitted or reflected light) (noun.object) |
| derivation | : | reflective, |
| definition | : | capable of physically reflecting light or sound (adj.all) |
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