shine

shine · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To emit or reflect light.

  2. 2.

    To excel or be conspicuously good.

  3. 3.

    To polish or make bright.

  4. 4.

    [as noun]Brightness; luster.

Related words

Antonyms: dim, dull
See also: gleam, glow, sparkle
Synonyms: gleam, glow, sparkle

Etymology

From Old English scinan ("to shine, flash, gleam").