to shine shoes

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• shine — [shīn] vi. SHONE or (& for SHINE vt. 2 only) shined, shining, shone [ME schinen < OE scinan, akin to Ger scheinen < IE base * sk̑āi , to glimmer > Gr skia, shadow] 1. to emit or reflect light; be radiant or bright with light; gleam; glow …   English World dictionary

• shoes — n. 1) to put on; wear shoes 2) to slip off, take off shoes 3) to break in (new) shoes 4) to lace (one s) shoes 5) to polish, shine shoes 6) to fix, mend (esp. BE), repair shoes 7) tight; well fitting shoes 8) basketball; earth; gym shoes;… …   Combinatory dictionary

• shine —   Common forms are derivatives of lali, hinu, lohi, lino, napa, hūlali; liko (as with dew).   Also: anapa, ānapanapa, alohi, hinuhinu, ho ohinuhinu, ōhinu, ōhinuhinu, pahinu, pua, pūwā, hoaka, akaaka, akaka, huaka, kuali, mālamalama, mōhala,… …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

• shine — I n. liking (colloq.) (esp. AE) 1) to take a shine to shining of shoes 2) to give smb. a shine ( to shine smb. s shoes ) II v. 1) (D; intr.) ( to give light ) to shine on (the hot sun was shineing directly on our heads) 2) (d; tr.) ( to direct )… …   Combinatory dictionary

• shine — shine1 /shuyn/, v., shone or, esp. for 9, 10, shined; shining; n. v.i. 1. to give forth or glow with light; shed or cast light. 2. to be bright with reflected light; glisten; sparkle. 3. (of light) to appear brightly or strongly, esp.… …   Universalium

• shine — I. verb (shone or shined; shining) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scīnan; akin to Old High German skīnan to shine and perhaps to Greek skia shadow Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to emit rays of light 2. to be bright… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• shine — shine1 [ ʃaın ] (past tense shined or shone; past participle shined or shone [ ʃoun, British ʃan ] ) verb ** ▸ 1 produce light ▸ 2 appear bright/attractive ▸ 3 look happy/excited ▸ 4 point light somewhere ▸ 5 show lot of skill ▸ + PHRASES 1. )… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• shine — [[t]ʃaɪn[/t]] v. shone, esp. for9,10, shined; shin•ing; 1) to give forth or glow with light 2) to be bright with reflected light; glisten; sparkle 3) (of light) to appear brightly or strongly; glare 4) to appear unusually animated, as the eyes or …   From formal English to slang

• shine — [c]/ʃaɪn / (say shuyn) verb (shone or, in certain contexts, shined, shining) –verb (i) 1. to give forth, or glow with, light; shed or cast light. 2. to be bright with reflected light; glisten; sparkle. 3. to be unusually bright, as the eyes or… …  

• shine — v. & n. v. (past and past part. shone or shined) 1 intr. emit or reflect light; be bright; glow (the lamp was shining; his face shone with gratitude). 2 intr. (of the sun, a star, etc.) not be obscured by clouds etc.; be visible. 3 tr. cause (a… …   Useful english dictionary

• shine — shine1 S3 [ʃaın] v past tense and past participle shone [ʃɔn US ʃoun] [: Old English; Origin: scinan] 1.) to produce bright light ▪ The sun was shining . ▪ The moon shone brightly in the sky. shine in/on ▪ That lamp s shining in my eyes …   Dictionary of contemporary English