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Shined

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.]

  1. 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.

  2. To be bright by reflection of light; to gleam; to be glossy; as, to shine like polished silver.

  3. 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.
    --Pope.

  4. 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

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shined

vb. (en-past of: shine)

Usage examples of "shined".

He took his own penlight from his pocket and shined the beam into Kristin's eyes.

She shined the light over a profusion of disabled wooden wheelchairs, dented bedpans, and broken hospital furniture.

Deborah took the light back, and after giving it a shake, shined the faltering beam into the basement beyond.

Flashes of scarlet, the visual call to battle stations, shined here and there through the haze.

The glassy surface of the display reflected the diffused overhead lighting, but no controls and no readouts shined within.

One day, she hoped, Bajor would become a beacon to the rest of the quadrant—even to the rest of the galaxy—that shined the way to freedom and faith and love.

Light shined from ports throughout the structure, testament to the thousands who worked and lived here.

The light from the display shined on his face, lending it a pale tint.

She shined it at the ground around her feet, and then off into the distance.

The quality of the light shined differently here than in the rest of the ship, both a bit brighter and a bit harsher.

She shined her beacon down at the small section of decking she had transported away and then back.

A doorway stood open in the left wall, and he shined his beacon through it as he passed, interested only in confirming that it was a room, not another corridor.

One day, she hoped, Bajor would become a beacon to the rest of the quadranteven to the rest of the galaxythat shined the way to freedom and faith and love.

The sun shined down on the mountains and glinted off the distant ribbon of the river.

She spread the fly with her fingers and shined her light inside, on dildo of polished, inlaid wood.