Dictionary    Maps    Thesaurus    Translate    Advanced >   


Tip: Click a synonym from the results below to see its synonyms.

No results could be found matching the exact term shine upon in the thesaurus.
Try one of these suggestions:
scamping  skimping  snapping  snowbank  snub  sunbeam  swim  symphony 

Consider searching for the individual words shine, or upon.
Dictionary Results for shine:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
shine
    n 1: the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
         [syn: radiance, radiancy, shine, effulgence,
         refulgence, refulgency]
    v 1: be bright by reflecting or casting light; "Drive carefully
         --the wet road reflects" [syn: reflect, shine]
    2: emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; "The sun
       shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces"
       [syn: shine, beam]
    3: be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening" [syn:
       glitter, glisten, glint, gleam, shine]
    4: be distinguished or eminent; "His talent shines"
    5: be clear and obvious; "A shining example"
    6: have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or
       pink; "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna" [syn:
       glow, beam, radiate, shine]
    7: throw or flash the light of (a lamp); "Shine the light on
       that window, please"
    8: 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"
       [syn: fall, shine, strike]
    9: 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" [syn: glow, beam,
       radiate, shine]
    10: make (a surface) shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish
        my shoes" [syn: polish, smooth, smoothen, shine]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Shine \Shine\, a. [AS. sc[imac]n. See Shine, v. i.]
   Shining; sheen. [Obs.] --Spenser.
   [1913 Webster]

3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Shine \Shine\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Shone (? or ?; 277)
   (archaic Shined); p. pr. & vb. n. Shining.] [OE. shinen,
   schinen, AS. sc[imac]nan; akin to D. schijnen, OFries.
   sk[imac]na, OS. & OHG. sc[imac]nan, G. scheinen, Icel.
   sk[imac]na, Sw. skina, Dan. skinne, Goth. skeinan, and perh.
   to Gr. ??? shadow. [root]157. Cf. Sheer pure, and
   Shimmer.]
   1. To emit rays of light; to give light; to beam with steady
      radiance; to exhibit brightness or splendor; as, the sun
      shines by day; the moon shines by night.
      [1913 Webster]

            Hyperion's quickening fire doth shine. --Shak.
      [1913 Webster]

            God, who commanded the light to shine out of
            darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the
            light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the
            face of Jesus Cghrist.                --2 Cor. iv.
                                                  6.
      [1913 Webster]

            Let thine eyes shine forth in their full luster.
                                                  --Denham.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. To be bright by reflection of light; to gleam; to be
      glossy; as, to shine like polished silver.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. To be effulgent in splendor or beauty. "So proud she
      shined in her princely state." --Spenser.
      [1913 Webster]

            Once brightest shined this child of heat and air.
                                                  --Pope.
      [1913 Webster]

   4. To be eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished; to exhibit
      brilliant intellectual powers; as, to shine in courts; to
      shine in conversation.
      [1913 Webster]

            Few are qualified to shine in company; but it in
            most men's power to be agreeable.     --Swift.
      [1913 Webster]

   To make the face to shine upon, or To cause the face to
   shine upon, to be propitious to; to be gracious to. --Num.
      vi. 25.
      [1913 Webster]

4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Shine \Shine\, v. t.
   1. To cause to shine, as a light. [Obs.]
      [1913 Webster]

            He [God] doth not rain wealth, nor shine honor and
            virtues, upon men equally.            --Bacon.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. To make bright; to cause to shine by reflected light; as,
      in hunting, to shine the eyes of a deer at night by
      throwing a light on them. [U. S.] --Bartlett.
      [1913 Webster]

5. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Shine \Shine\, n.
   1. The quality or state of shining; brightness; luster,
      gloss; polish; sheen.
      [1913 Webster]

            Now sits not girt with taper's holy shine. --Milton.
      [1913 Webster]

            Fair opening to some court's propitious shine.
                                                  --Pope.
      [1913 Webster]

            The distant shine of the celestial city.
                                                  --Hawthorne.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Sunshine; fair weather.
      [1913 Webster]

            Be it fair or foul, or rain or shine. --Dryden.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. A liking for a person; a fancy. [Slang, U.S.]
      [1913 Webster]

   4. Caper; antic; row. [Slang]
      [1913 Webster]

   To cut up shines, to play pranks. [Slang, U.S.]
      [1913 Webster]

Common Misspellings >
Most Popular Searches: Define Misanthrope, Define Pulchritudinous, Define Happy, Define Veracity, Define Cornucopia, Define Almuerzo, Define Atresic, Define URL, Definitions Of Words, Definition Of Get Up, Definition Of Quid Pro Quo, Definition Of Irreconcilable Differences, Definition Of Word, Synonyms of Repetitive, Synonym Dictionary, Synonym Antonyms. See our main index and map index for more details.

©2011-2024 ZebraWords.com - Define Yourself - The Search for Meanings and Meaning Means I Mean. All content subject to terms and conditions as set out here. Contact Us, peruse our Privacy Policy