SHINE
What does "SHINE" mean?
To give out or reflect a bright light.
Meanings
- To emit or reflect light; to glow or gleam. The sun shone through the curtains and woke her early.
- To excel or stand out, especially in company. She really shines when she has to think on her feet. figurative
- To polish so as to make bright. He shined his boots until he could see his face in them.
- Brightness, lustre, or polish. The old table still had a warm shine after a coat of wax.
Did you know?
- 'Shine' carries two past tenses on purpose: the sun 'shone' (gave off light), but you 'shined' your shoes (polished them) - careful writers keep the two jobs separate.
Word origin
From Old English 'scinan' meaning to shine or be radiant, from Proto-Germanic '*skinan'; related to German 'scheinen' and ultimately a root meaning to gleam or appear.
Remember it
SHINE hides 'HI' in the middle - a bright greeting; light says hi to whatever it touches.
A little poem
A coin in the dust-
it does not shine on its own,
it borrows the noon.
haiku
What it teaches
Most things we call shining are only good at reflecting; borrowed light counts, but know whose it is.
Quick facts
What does SHINE mean?
To give out or reflect a bright light.
Is SHINE a valid word?
Yes — SHINE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is SHINE?
SHINE has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does SHINE come from?
From Old English 'scinan' meaning to shine or be radiant, from Proto-Germanic '*skinan'; related to German 'scheinen' and ultimately a root meaning to gleam or appear.
What can SHINE teach us?
Most things we call shining are only good at reflecting; borrowed light counts, but know whose it is.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.