Shine

shīn, v.i. to beam with steady radiance: to glitter: to be bright or beautiful: to be eminent.— v.t. to cause to shine:— pa.t. and pa.p. shone (shon), ( B. ) shīned.— adj. ( Spens. ) bright.— n. brightne : splendour: fair weather: ( slang ) disturbance, row, a trick.— n. Shī′ner , that which shines: ( slang ) a coin, esp. a sovereign: a small American fresh-water fish.— adj. Shī′ning .— adv. Shī′ningly .— n. Shī′ningne .— adj. Shī′ny , clear, unclouded: glo y.— Cause , or Make , the face to shine ( B. ), to be propitious; Take the shine out of ( slang ), to outshine, eclipse. [A.S. scínan ; Ger. scheinen .]