Shine

Synonyms for "shine" (365 found)

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Closest matches (73)

Verb(9 words)

beam gleam glow aced beamed beshine buffed burnished coruscated

Noun(12 words)

ace aces acing beam beams blazes bootblack brightness brillo buffing buffs burnishing

admiration adoration affection afterglow agapeair glowamor antic ardency ardor array attachmentbathtub ginbe born forbe brightbe master ofbe somebodybe somethingbeacon beam

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bedazzlebeggar descriptionblaze blind bloombodily lovebootleg liquorbrightenbrighten upbrightnessbroad daybrotherly lovebrushbrush upbuff burn burnish candescence caper caritas charitychristian loveconjugal lovecoruscatecut a dashcut a figurecut a swathdawn dayday glow

Adjective(2 words)

bright finishcoruscating

Strong matches (110)

daylight dayshine daytide daytime daze dazzle desire devotiondiffuse lightdisplay dress dusk eros excelfaithful lovefancy fanfare fervor figure finish

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fix flame flare flash flicker flourish flush fondnessfree lovefree-lovism freshen frolic fulguratefull sunfurbishfurbish upgive lightglance glare glaze gleam glimmer glint glisten glitter gloss glowgreen flashhearthero worshiphome brewhoochhouse of godidolatry idolism idolization incandesce incandescenceknock deadlark lasciviousness libido

Noun(21 words)

distinguish effulgence excel flashlight glares gleam gleaming gleams glimmering glints glittering glitters glitz glories gloss glow glowing glowsintense glarejacklight

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lamp

Verb(24 words)

distinguished emitted enlighten excelling excels fall floodlighted fluoresce fluoresced fluorescing furbishes glared gleamed glint glinted glisten glistened glitter glittered homered

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illuminate illuminates illumine irradiating

Adjective(3 words)

glaringglassy finishglistening

Related words (182)

lightlight of daylighten like liking live love lovemaking luminesce lustermake a figuremake a showmake a show ofmake a splashmarried lovemidday sunmonkeyshine moonshinemountain dewnoonlight

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noontide lightoutshine panoply parade passion patinaphysical loveplatonic lovepolishpolish uppomppopular regardpopularity radiance radiateray of sunshineregard renovate repair retouch revive rubrub downrub upsand sandblast sandpaper scintillate scoursend out rayssentiment sexsexual loveshed sheen shenanigan shimmershine brightlyshine inshininessshining lightshootshoot out raysshow skylight sleek slickslick downsmooth sparkle spellbindspiritual lovesplash splendor splurge sprucespruce upstand outsun sparksunbeam sunbreak sunburst sunlightsunset glowsunshine surpasstender feelingtender passiontomfoolerytone uptouch uptrick truelove twilight twinkle uxoriousness vampvamp upvarnish wax weaknesswhite lightningwhite muleworship yearning

Noun(49 words)

light luminescence luster lustre moonlight moonlights moonshines outperform outshinepeak displaypolish edukacjapolish edyktpolish historiapolish kontynentpolish kryminalnypolish kulturapolish languagepolish numerycznypolish oficjalnypolish polityczny

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polish politykapolish solidarnośćpolish transformowaćpolish wodapolish zeropolishes polishingportuguese polidoradiance radiancy radiate refulgence refulgency rockrosy glowscore highshammies sheen shimmering shimmers shoeshine shoeshines silver slaying spangle spangling sparkles whizwork brightly

Verb(24 words)

light upmake a markoutshined outshines polishpolish akademickipolish dyscyplinapolish metalpolish shoesradiate reflect scintillated shimmered shines shone sleeked sleeks smooth smoothen sparkled

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spotlighted strike thrive thrives

Adjective(4 words)

polishedpolished finishpolished top surfacesparkling

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

31 entries

appear appearance be beautify brightnesscome aboutembellish emit exist experience explain explicatefall outfancify feel

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More specific

9 entries

beam gleam glint gloss glow luster outperform outshine sheen

Collocations

10 entries

bright lightbright shineeven shinelong lasting shinenatural shineshining exampleshiny metalshiny objectshiny surfacesurface shine

Inflections

4 entries

shined shines shining shone

Derivations

5 entries

reshine shiner shininess shining shiny

Sample sentences

28 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Give my shoes a good shine.

Source: tatoeba (18100)

Shine on my brilliant soul.

Source: tatoeba (20084)

Shine your shoes before going out.

Source: tatoeba (21987)

The clouds cleared up and let the sun shine.

Source: tatoeba (26524)

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