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shiner

6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. shiner (noun)
  2. golden shiner (noun)
  3. spottail shiner (noun)
  4. bridled minnow (noun)
  5. redfin (noun)
  6. satinfin (noun)

shin·er

noun \ˈshī-nər\

Definition of SHINER

1
: one that shines
2
: a silvery fish; especially : any of numerous small freshwater American cyprinid fishes (especially genus Notropis) — compare golden shiner
3
: black eye 1
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Examples of SHINER

  1. He got a shiner during a fight at school.

First Known Use of SHINER

14th century

Rhymes with SHINER

briner, diner, liner, miner, minor, Reiner, Shriner, signer, twiner, whiner

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