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Source Word

shine

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ʃaɪn/

Noun

countable uncountable slang archaic

Brightness from a source of light. / Brightness from reflected light. / Excellence in quality or appearance; splendour. / Shoeshine. / Sunshine. / (slang) Moonshine; illicitly brewed alcoholic drink.

Japanese Meaning

光源から放たれる輝き / 反射光による輝き / 品質や外観の優秀さ、華麗さ / 靴磨き / 日光 / （俗語）密造酒

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The shine of the lighthouse guided the fishermen safely home.

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灯台の光が漁師たちを無事に家へ導いた。

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Sense（1）

Brightness from a source of light.

the distant shine of the celestial city

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Sense（2）

Brightness from reflected light.

Sense（3）

Excellence in quality or appearance; splendour.

Sense（4）

Shoeshine.

Sense（5）

Sunshine.

be fair or foul, or rain or shine

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Sense（6）

(slang) Moonshine; illicitly brewed alcoholic drink.

Sense（7）

(cricket) The amount of shininess on a cricket ball, or on each side of the ball.

Sense（8）

(slang) A liking for a person; a fancy.

She's certainly taken a shine to you.

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Sense（9）

(archaic, slang) A caper; an antic; a row.

shines

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