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shine

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noun

  • Brightness from a source of light.
  • Brightness from reflected light.
  • Excellence in quality or appearance; splendour.
  • Shoeshine.
  • Sunshine.
  • Moonshine; illicitly brewed alcoholic drink.
  • The amount of shininess on a cricket ball, or on each side of the ball.
  • A liking for a person; a fancy.

    "She's certainly taken a shine to you."

  • A caper; an antic; a row.

verb

  • To emit light.
  • To reflect light.
  • To distinguish oneself; to excel.

    "My nephew tried other sports before deciding on football, which he shone at right away, quickly becoming the star of his school team."

  • To be effulgent in splendour or beauty.
  • To be eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished; to exhibit brilliant intellectual powers.
  • To be immediately apparent.
  • To create light with (a flashlight, lamp, torch, or similar).

    "I shone my light into the darkness to see what was making the noise."

  • To cause to shine, as a light.
  • To make bright; to cause to shine by reflected light.

    "in hunting, to shine the eyes of a deer at night by throwing a light on them"

Word Statistics

Letter Count5 letters
Syllables1 syllable
Difficulty Level
Medium
Word FrequencyStandard
Vowel Count2 vowels
Consonant Count3 consonants

Letter Analysis & Structure

First LetterS
Last LetterE
Letter Breakdown
S
H
I
N
E

Game Compatibility & Validity

Valid English Word
Available in Smotix Dictionary
Suitable for Vocabulary Learning
Compatible with Classic Wordle (5-Letter)
Compatible with Random Wordle (4–8 Letters)
Suitable for Timed Rush & Category Wordle

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