Shines synonyms and antonyms
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Part of speech:
(Currying) To stretch on a beam, as a hide.
To become ensnared or entrapped; to be worse off than before.
To fall on; shine on
To shine with a sparkling light; be bright; glisten; sparkle
To shine by reflection with a sparkling luster:
To shine or reflect with intermittent flashes of light; gleam, flash, or glitter
To gleam; flash; light up
To illuminate.
To smooth and brighten, as by rubbing
In a smooth manner
(Intransitive) To be on fire, especially producing a lot of flames and light.
(Intransitive) To be overpowered by light; to be confused by excess of brightness.
To send forth light in flashes; sparkle.
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(Intransitive) To emit sparks; to throw off ignited or incandescent particles; to shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light; to scintillate; to twinkle; as, the blazing wood sparkles; the stars sparkle.
To emit (light) in slight, intermittent gleams.
To emit a dim, intermittent light:
To blink; to shine or illuminate intermittently.
To shine with an unsteady light; glimmer
To illuminate; light up
(Intransitive) to be exposed to light
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To shine, especially with intermittent light; to twinkle; to flicker; to glimmer, as a lamp.
To shed light on; illuminate.
(Intransitive) To burn or shine unsteadily. To burn or shine with a wavering light.
To shoot out, or emit, as a dazzling light.
Reflect is something that doesn't absorb or that mirrors back whatever is coming into it or looking at it.
To clean or shine with a buff or treated cloth
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To burnish is to polish or shine something by rubbing.
(Intransitive) To give off light; to reflect in flashes; to sparkle.
To excel is defined as to be very good at something.
To arrive at or attain the end of:
To shine out with a sudden and unsteady light; to emit a dazzling or painfully bright light.
Gloss is defined as to make or become shiny, or to hide.
To wax is to polish something using a special substance designed for shining or protecting or to remove unwanted hair by applying a warmed sticky substance to it and then using paper to pull off the hairs that stick to the substance.
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To excel or be superior to
To move (an object or objects) firmly along a surface, especially repeatedly:
In a light manner; lightly.
(Intransitive) To grow bright, or more bright in color; to clear up
To clean things by vigorous rubbing and polishing
(Now Rare) To brighten by rubbing or scouring; polish; burnish
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Deflect is defined as to cause something to change direction, or to deter someone from his/her intended purpose.
To produce a flower or flowers; blossom.
(Obs.) To blossom
To apply a glaze to:
To set on fire or subject to combustion, as in order to produce heat, light, or power
Bright or shining attire
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darknesses (antonym)
cleans (related)
To be made clean
thrives (related)
Thrive means to grow strong and healthy.
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