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• 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 [ 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 — 1 verb past tense and past participle shone, 1 (I) to produce light: At last the sun was shining after weeks of rain. (+ in/on): That lamp s shining in my eyes. 2 (I) to look bright and shiny: a big basket of shining fish of every shape and size… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• 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 — [[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 — 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

• Don't Give Up (Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush song) — Don t Give Up Single by Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush from the album So B side …   Wikipedia

• List of U.S. Marine Corps acronyms and expressions — This is a list of acronyms, expressions, euphemisms, jargon, military slang, and sayings in common or formerly common use in the United States Marine Corps. Many of the words or phrases have varying levels of acceptance among different units or… …   Wikipedia

• List of United States Marine Corps acronyms and expressions — This is a list of acronyms, expressions, euphemisms, jargon, military slang, and sayings in common or formerly common use in the United States Marine Corps. Many of the words or phrases have varying levels of acceptance among different units or… …   Wikipedia

• light — light1 W1S1 [laıt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(natural/artificial light)¦ 2¦(lamp/electric light etc)¦ 3¦(traffic control)¦ 4¦(on a vehicle)¦ 5 first light 6 be/stand in somebody s light 7¦(for a cigarette)¦ 8¦(in somebody s eyes)¦ 9 set light to something …   Dictionary of contemporary English