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present tense third-person singular of shine
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1
to emit rays of light
- the sun appears to shine particularly brightly in summer because that is when it's closest to the Earth
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2
to make smooth or glossy usually by repeatedly applying surface pressure
- the salesman shined his shoes every morning before leaving the house
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shines
noun
plural of shine
Synonyms of shines (Entry 2 of 2)
a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke
- the shines they pulled at summer camp have become embellished with each retelling
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- adventure,
- experience,
- game,
- lark,
- time
- high jinks
- (also hijinks),
- horseplay,
- play,
- roughhousing,
- rowdyism
- deed,
- feat,
- mission,
- performance,
- stunt
- deceit,
- deception,
- delusion,
- fooling,
- fraud,
- hanky-panky,
- hoodwinking,
- ruse,
- sham,
- stratagem,
- subterfuge,
- trickery,
- wile
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“Shines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shines. Accessed 20 Sep. 2021.
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