shine

verb10

1. •
   to be bright with light that comes from it or that it sends back

   • ‘No. I only opened the door a foot and put my head in. The street lamps shine into that room. I could see him. He was all right. Sleeping like a great grampus. Poor, poor chap.’ — 1963
2. •
   To reflect light.
3. •
   To create light with (a flashlight, lamp, torch, or similar).

   • I shone my light into the darkness to see what was making the noise.
4. •
   To cause to shine, as a light or by reflected light.

   • He [God] doth not rain wealth, nor shine honour and virtues, upon men equally. — 1625
5. •
   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.
6. •
   To be eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished; to exhibit brilliant intellectual powers.

   • Few are qualified to shine in company; but it in most men's power to be agreeable. — 1713
7. •
   To cause (something) to be smooth and shiny by rubbing; put a shine on (something); polish (something).

   • He shined my shoes until they were polished smooth and gleaming.
8. •
   To polish a cricket ball using saliva and one’s clothing.
9. •
   To be immediately apparent.
10. •
    To be effulgent in splendour or beauty.

    • So proud she shyned in her Princely state. — 1590

noun10

1. •
   Brightness from a source of light.
2. •
   Brightness from reflected light.
3. •
   The amount of shininess on a cricket ball, or on each side of the ball.
4. •
   (slang) A liking for a person; a fancy.

   • She's certainly taken a shine to you.
5. •
   Shoeshine.

   • Take a shine. You need it. — 1980
6. •
   Excellence in quality or appearance; splendour.
7. •
   (slang) Moonshine; an illicitly brewed alcoholic drink.
8. •
   Sunshine (typically in contrast with rain).
9. •
   (slang, offensive) A black person.

   • "If you want your black head blown off, shine, you just make a move to stop us." — 1970
10. •
    (slang, no longer used) A caper; an antic; a row.

noun1

1. •
   Acronym of single high-impulse noise event.