Crossword clues for shone
shone
- Quiet individual did brilliantly
- Stood out as a nail head in a brogue?
- Exhibited brilliance
- Was conspicuous
- Performed brilliantly
- Really stood out
- Was outstanding
- Stood out favorably
- Worked like a flashlight
- Performed like a pro
- Made like a beacon
- Deserved an Oscar, say
- Beamed steadily
- What the sun did yesterday
- Was resplendent
- Put on a great show
- Provided light
- Played like a star
- Performed with distinction
- Performed with brilliance
- Excelled, in a way
- Emulated the sun
- Displayed star power
- Did great
- A-ha "The Sun Never ___ That Day"
- Excelled in performance
- Did superbly
- Radiated light
- Was bright, as the sun
- Was a star?
- Glistened
- Gleamed
- Was very bright
- Stood out, in a good way
- Did really well
- Performed superbly
- Glimmered
- Stood out in the crowd
- Twinkled
- Glittered
- Cast light
- Sparkled
- Glowed
- Used high beams, perhaps
- Was brilliant
- Scintillated
- Gave light
- Was eminent
- Coruscated
- Quiet individual was excellent
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Shine \Shine\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Shone (? or ?; 277) (archaic Shined); p. pr. & vb. n. Shining.] [OE. shinen, schinen, AS. sc[=i]nan; akin to D. schijnen, OFries. sk[=i]na, OS. & OHG. sc[=i]nan, G. scheinen, Icel. sk[=i]na, Sw. skina, Dan. skinne, Goth. skeinan, and perh. to Gr. ??? shadow. [root]157. Cf. Sheer pure, and Shimmer.]
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To emit rays of light; to give light; to beam with steady radiance; to exhibit brightness or splendor; as, the sun shines by day; the moon shines by night.
Hyperion's quickening fire doth shine.
--Shak.God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Cghrist.
--2 Cor. iv. 6.Let thine eyes shine forth in their full luster.
--Denham. To be bright by reflection of light; to gleam; to be glossy; as, to shine like polished silver.
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To be effulgent in splendor or beauty. ``So proud she shined in her princely state.''
--Spenser.Once brightest shined this child of heat and air.
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To be eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished; to exhibit brilliant intellectual powers; as, to shine in courts; to shine in conversation.
Few are qualified to shine in company; but it in most men's power to be agreeable.
--Swift.To make the face to shine upon, or To cause the face to shine upon, to be propitious to; to be gracious to.
--Num. vi. 2
Shone \Shone\, imp. & p. p. of Shine.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: shine)
WordNet
n. the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light [syn: radiance, radiancy, effulgence, refulgence, refulgency]
[also: shone]
v. be bright by reflecting or casting light; "Drive carefully--the wet road reflects" [syn: reflect]
emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces" [syn: beam]
be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening" [syn: glitter, glisten, glint, gleam]
be distinguished or eminent; "His talent shines"
be clear and obvious; "A shining example"
especially of the complexion: show a strong bright color, such as red or pink; "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna" [syn: glow, beam, radiate]
throw or flash the light of (a lamp, etc.); "Shine the light on that window, please"
touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly; "Light fell on her face"; "The sun shone on the fields"; "The light struck the golden necklace"; "A strange sound struck my ears" [syn: fall, strike]
experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion; "She was beaming with joy"; "Her face radiated with happiness" [syn: glow, beam, radiate]
(of surfaces) make shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes" [syn: polish, smooth, smoothen]
[also: shone]
See shine
Wikipedia
"Shone" is a song by American rapper Flo Rida. It was released as the second single from his second studio album R.O.O.T.S. (2009). The song features vocals from American singer Pleasure P and was produced by Jim Jonsin and Dre & Vidal. Before being released as a single, the song was used as a demo; in the demo version Rico Love sang the hook and second verse, both of which he wrote.
Shone is the musical single by Flo Rida.
Shone also may refer to:
- Shone (surname)
Shone is a surname.
Those bearing it include:
- Thomas Shone (1784-1868), British, 1820 Settler in South Africa
- John D. Shone (fl. 1960s), American physician, eponym of Shone's syndrome<!--
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- Tom Shone (fl. 1990s), British writer
Usage examples of "shone".
Gondolindrim were strong and clad in mail, and their ranks shone like a river of steel in the sun.
Then the others turned, and saw that the sun shone upon a head of gold: for it was Nienor, and her hood was blown back by the wind.
Thus Tuor journeyed slowly for three days, drinking the cold water but desiring no food, though there were many fish that shone as gold and silver, or gleamed with colours like to the rainbows in the spray above.
There long while Tuor sat, watching the swirling of the stream and listening to its endless voice, until night came again and stars shone cold and white in the dark lane of sky above him.
The next morning he heard the same voice above his head, and looking up he saw three great white birds beating down the ravine against the westerly wind, and their strong wings shone in the new-risen sun, and as they passed over him they wailed aloud.
The hauberk shone as it were wrought of silver untarnished, and the sunbeam gilded it with sparks of gold.
And as they waited one came through the trees, and they saw that he was a tall Man, armed, clad in black, with a long sword drawn and they wondered, for the blade of the sword also was black, but the edges shone bright and cold.
Morgoth, and win back the Silmarils, wherein alone now bloomed the light of the Days of Bliss when the Two Trees still shone in Valinor.
He walked in the deserted ways of Tirion, and the dust upon his raiment and his shoes was a dust of diamonds, and he shone and glistened as he climbed the long white stairs.
But so bright was Rothinzil that even at morning Men could see it glimmering in the West, and in the cloudless night it shone alone, for no other star could stand beside it.
Elendil filled Orcs and Men with fear, for it shone with the light of the sun and of the moon, and it was named Narsil.
The epesse was given to him because his helm and mail, and his shield overlaid with silver and set with a device of white stars, shone from afar like a star in sunlight or moonlight and could be seen by Elvish eyes at a great distance if he stood upon a height.
At their head rode a figure whose armor shone sun-bright, and whose mount was huge and black with wickedly curling horns and eyes that blazed fiery.
The stone shone silvery in the risen sun, aged as time and furrowed with cracks like the skin of an ancient.
Arrhyna appeared, and on the instant Morrhyn saw she had awaited this visit: her hair shone a fiery red, falling loose over her shoulders, and she wore a gown of deerskin worked so soft it was almost white.