vi shining; sheen.
2. shine ·noun caper; antic; row.
3. shine ·noun sunshine; fair weather.
4. shine ·noun a liking for a person; a fancy.
5. shine ·vt to cause to shine, as a light.
6. shine ·vi to be effulgent in splendor or beauty.
7. shine ·noun the quality or state of shining; brightness; luster, gloss; polish; sheen.
8. shine ·vi to be bright by reflection of light; to gleam; to be glossy; as, to shine like polished silver.
9. shine ·vt 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.
10. shine ·vi to be eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished; to exhibit brilliant intellectual powers; as, to shine in courts; to shine in conversation.
11. shine ·vi 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.