shine

name

1. A surname.

noun

Etymology: From Middle English shinen, schinen (preterite schon, past participle schinen), from Old English sċīnan (“to shine, flash; be resplendent”; preterite sċān, past participle sċinen), from Proto-West Germanic *skīnan (“to shine”), from Proto-Germanic *skīnaną (“to shine”). Cognate with Dutch schijnen, German scheinen, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål skinne, Norwegian Nynorsk and Swedish skina, Faroese and Icelandic skína.

1. Brightness from a source of light.

   “the distant shine of the celestial city”

2. Brightness from reflected light.
3. Excellence in quality or appearance; splendour.
4. Shoeshine.

   “Take a shine. You need it.”

5. Sunshine (typically in contrast with rain).

   “be fair or foul, or rain or shine”

6. Moonshine; an illicitly brewed alcoholic drink.
7. A black person.

   “"If you want your black head blown off, shine, you just make a move to stop us."”

8. The amount of shininess on a cricket ball, or on each side of the ball.
9. A liking for a person; a fancy.

   “She's certainly taken a shine to you.”

10. A caper; an antic; a row.

verb

Etymology: From the noun shine, or perhaps continuing Middle English schinen in its causative uses, from Old English scīn (“brightness, shine”), and also Middle English schenen, from Old English scǣnan (“to render brilliant, make shine”), from Proto-Germanic *skainijaną, causative of *skīnaną (“to shine”).

1. To cause (something) to be smooth and shiny by rubbing; put a shine on (something); polish (something).

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

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