Word

shine, v.
(shined, shines, shining, shone)
freq. cnt. 25

be bright by reflecting or casting light
<verb.weather> freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 5

reflect shine

sample sentences

"Drive carefully--the wet road reflects"

verb frames

Something ----s
The coins %s

verb frames

Something ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

shine shiner

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

reflective

semantic pointers

hyponym

resplend glare opalesce luminesce sparkle, scintillate, coruscate

hypernym

emit, give out, give off

emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light
<verb.weather> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 1

beam shine

sample sentences

"The sun shone bright that day"
"The fire beamed on their faces"

verb frames

Something ----s
Lights %s on the horizon
The horizon is %sing with lights

verb frames

Something ----s
Lights %s on the horizon
The horizon is %sing with lights

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

shine

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

beam

semantic pointers

hyponym

beat down beacon glare flare, flame outshine shimmer flicker, flick blaze twinkle, winkle, scintillate burn, glow

be shiny, as if wet
<verb.perception> freq. cnt.: 19 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

gleam glint glisten glitter shine

sample sentences

"His eyes were glistening"

verb frames

Something ----s

verb frames

Something ----s
Lights %s on the horizon
The horizon is %sing with lights

verb frames

Something ----s
Lights %s on the horizon
The horizon is %sing with lights

verb frames

Something ----s
Lights %s on the horizon
The horizon is %sing with lights

verb frames

Something ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

glitter

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

glint

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

glisten

semantic pointers

hypernym

seem, look, appear

hyponym

spangle shimmer

be distinguished or eminent
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

shine

sample sentences

"His talent shines"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

semantic pointers

hypernym

have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink
<verb.perception> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1

beam glow radiate shine

sample sentences

"Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

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Something ----s
Somebody ----s

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Something ----s
Somebody ----s

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Something ----s
Somebody ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

glow

semantic pointers

hypernym

seem, look, appear

be clear and obvious
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

shine

sample sentences

"A shining example"

verb frames

Something ----s

semantic pointers

hypernym

make (a surface) shine
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 1

polish shine smooth smoothen

sample sentences

"shine the silver, please"
"polish my shoes"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
They %s the glass tubes

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
They %s the glass tubes

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
They %s the glass tubes

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
They %s the glass tubes

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

polishing polisher polish polish

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

shining

semantic pointers

hypernym

beautify, fancify, embellish, prettify

hyponym

Simonize, Simonise slick, sleek buff, burnish, furbish gloss

entailment

rub

experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion
<verb.emotion>

beam glow radiate shine

sample sentences

"She was beaming with joy"
"Her face radiated with happiness"

verb frames

Somebody ----s

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Somebody ----s

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Somebody ----s

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Somebody ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

glow glow

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

radiance

semantic pointers

hypernym

feel, experience

touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2

fall shine strike

sample sentences

"Light fell on her face"
"The sun shone on the fields"
"The light struck the golden necklace"
"A strange sound struck my ears"

verb frames

Something ----s something

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Something ----s something

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Something ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

happen, occur, take place, go on, pass, come about, hap, pass off, fall out

throw or flash the light of (a lamp)
<verb.weather>

shine

sample sentences

"Shine the light on that window, please"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

shine

semantic pointers

cause

shine, beam