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    [Verb]  | "shine" | \ ˈshīn \


    1: to emit rays of light

    2: to be bright by reflection of light

    3: to be eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English, from Old English scīnan; akin to Old High German skīnan to shine and perhaps to Greek skia shadow;

    [Noun]  | "shine" 


    1: brightness caused by the emission of light

    2: brightness caused by the reflection of light : luster

    3: brilliance, splendor

    Origin: 15th century ;

    [Phrasal verb]  | "shine through" 


    1: to be seen, expressed, or shown clearly

    [Idiom]  | "rain or shine" 


    1: —used to say that something will happen even it rains —sometimes used figuratively for no matter what happens

    [Idiom]  | "rise and shine" 


    1: —used to tell someone to wake up and get out of bed

    [Idiom]  | "take a shine to" 


    1: to begin to like (someone or something)

    [Verb]  | "shine" 


    1: to emit rays of light;


      * e.g., " ... the sun appears to shine particularly brightly in summer because that is when it's closest to the Earth "



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    2: to make smooth or glossy usually by repeatedly applying surface pressure;


      * e.g., " ... the salesman shined his shoes every morning before leaving the house "



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    [Noun]  | "shine" 


    1: brightness created by light reflected from a surface;


      * e.g., " ... the troop inspector insisted on nothing less than a dazzling shine from every pair of shoes in the line of review "




    2: the steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible;


      * e.g., " ... by the shine of the full moon we could see the rabbit helping himself to our garden vegetables "



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    3: positive regard for something;


      * e.g., " ... took quite a shine to the new neighbors "



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     [ "shine" ]

    1: -noun

      * e.g.,  ... "I can't believe I let those freaking shines sell me that sex machine!" 

     [ "shine" ]

    2: A black person, used disparagingly.

     [ "shine" ]

    3: (Origin: early 20th century, from shoeshine, for the fact they often shine shoes for richer white folks.) See also jigaboo, jig, porchmonkey, nigger.

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    1: to do big things. To get one's shine on, means they are hustlin or somethin. If i know how to shine, i will definitely get mine. :)

      * e.g.,  ... Homie, u got what it takes. You can rhyme, u can perform. you can do everythang homie. You just gotta keep on pushing, and then you will really shine.  

     [ "shine" ]

    1: japanese word for "die"

      * e.g.,  ... Shine, baka! means Die, idiot! 

     [ "shine" ]

    1: a racist term for a black person

      * e.g.,  ... These shines are out here everyday yelling, screamin, and playing there music. 

     [ "shine" ]

    1: A racist (pejorative) word for black people. Every bit as offensive as "nigger."

      * e.g.,  ... After calling that black dude a "shine," I think he's going to have to go back to Alabama to pick up the remainder of his teeth. 

     [ "shine" ]

    1: to shine-

      * e.g.,  ...  You totally shined us last night when yo didn't come to the party. 

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    2:  when you accept an invitation to attend any sort of event and you don't go or like standing someone up.

      * e.g.,  ...  "Billy totally walked right past us as if he's too good or better than us. What a shiner." 

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    3:  to ignore, be rude to, or to betray friends.

      * e.g.,  ...  Jon says, "Dude I'm totally over this chick..." 

     [ "shine" ]

    1: (adv.) Refusal to an offer or a refusal in general.

      * e.g.,  ... Boy 1: "Hey Billy, do you want to go to the park?" 

     [ "shine" ]

    1: to pass on an offer

      * e.g.,  ... nah it's cool. i'ma shine. 

     [ "shine" ]

    1: cocaine Fishscale yak, the bomb, the best cocaine that you can get anywhere.

      * e.g.,  ... You got any shine dawg? 

     [ "shine" ]

    1: to wield a weapon or to have a weapon on you

      * e.g.,  ... An example of this is when Brenden (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) in Brick is attacked by a pothead with a knife. 

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    2: origin: the teen murder-mystery movie Brick starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

      * e.g.,  ... He says, "He shines a blade." 

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