Word Finder - shined

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To emit light.

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To reflect light.

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To distinguish oneself; to excel.

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My nephew tried other sports before deciding on football, which he shone at right away, quickly becoming the star of his school team.

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To be effulgent in splendour or beauty.

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To be eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished; to exhibit brilliant intellectual powers.

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To be immediately apparent.

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To create light with (a flashlight, lamp, torch, or similar).

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I shone my light into the darkness to see what was making the noise.

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To cause to shine, as a light.

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To make bright; to cause to shine by reflected light.

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in hunting, to shine the eyes of a deer at night by throwing a light on them

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To cause (something) to shine; put a shine on (something); polish (something).

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He shined my shoes until they were polished smooth and gleaming.

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To polish a cricket ball using saliva and one’s clothing.

Make sure that your shoes are shined, hair style is neat, breath is good and no green stuff is stuck in your teeth.

A light shined in her face, and she twisted, fear piercing her misery.

One took her hands while another shined the glowing orb on her bindings.

Alondra smiled shyly but her eyes shined.

The round-faced Limbaugh delivered facts that shined a light on the liberal slant to mainstream media with a sense of humor, but his weight made him an easy target for jokes for those who did not hold his views.

Like the photos of all those lost, every character in the Battlestar Galactica cast shined.

The animals were sleek and their black fur shined in the sunlight.

A dark form moved at the edge of the tree line and when she shined the flashlight in that direction, the light reflected off more than one pair of eyes.

Grabbing the flashlight, she shined it into his eyes, screaming again.

She left her hair down, brushing it until the long blonde curls shined.

Big brown eyes shined on them enthusiastically while dangling earrings sparkled with the movement of her head.

Andy was a delight to chat with as she shined with positive energy.

Although admittedly steeped in controversy, this CD shined a light on the reality of police brutality in a way that, up to that point, had never been covered in the mainstream media.

Carell shined as the dim-witted Brick Tamland, delivering some of the silliest lines and earning big laughs.

When cushion cut rings emerged during the late Victorian era, people also called them candlelight diamonds because of how stones shined in candlelight.

Her talents quickly shined and she began to liberate women through her designs.

After all, properly shined and maintained shoes give the illusion of wealth and luxury.

Made of richly shined satin, it gleams in the innocence of its blush tone and features a beguiling twist at the vamp.

Cale was hesitant as first to take the role, but shined as the jealous sister who made her older sister feel guilty.

However, they were tucked into black spats that traveled halfway up the shins, with shined leather boots finishing the outfit.

Brushing her hair until it shined, she put her clothes on over the new underwear and headed for the kitchen to start supper.