"shine" meaning in All languages combined

See shine on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ʃaɪn/ Audio: en-us-shine.ogg [US] Forms: shine [singular], [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|shine|none}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Shine is the light from a reflection, or from a source of light.
    Sense id: simple-shine-en-noun-oFPS0p30
  2. Something's shine is its good qualities, or its goodness.
    Sense id: simple-shine-en-noun-QsvU~ovB
  3. A shine is when someone shines your shoes.
    Sense id: simple-shine-en-noun-R6ywJHQk
  4. Shine is a short way to say moonshine (illegal whiskey).
    Sense id: simple-shine-en-noun-55S7-6e8 Categories (other): Slang
  5. A shine is a liking; it is when you like someone or something.
    Sense id: simple-shine-en-noun-t~y0-uc2 Categories (other): Slang

Verb [English]

IPA: /ʃaɪn/ Audio: en-us-shine.ogg [US] Forms: shone [past], shone [past, participle], shine [canonical], shines [third-person, singular], shined [past], shined [past, participle], shining [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb2|shine|shines|shone|shone|shining}} [POS TABLE], {{verb|shin|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something shines, light comes from it, or it reflects light.
    Sense id: simple-shine-en-verb-fglBs78O Categories (other): Verbs
  2. If you shine, you do well.
    Sense id: simple-shine-en-verb-GAyOTaz9 Categories (other): Verbs
  3. If you shine, other people can see the good things about you.
    Sense id: simple-shine-en-verb-WDqirv31 Categories (other): Verbs
  4. If you shine a light, you put the light on something.
    Sense id: simple-shine-en-verb-hvxxJZdr
  5. If you shine a light on a fact, you cause people to know the truth; you show people what they did not know.
    Sense id: simple-shine-en-verb-WQqWhOVW
  6. If you shine something, you make it shiny; you polish it so that it reflects light.
    Sense id: simple-shine-en-verb-rIWGTNWT
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          "text": "I love the way the stars shine."
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