Idioms for shine
- regardless of the weather.
- no matter what the circumstances may be: Come rain or shine, he is always on the job.
come rain or shine,
take a shine to, Informal.
to take a liking or fancy to: That little girl has really taken a shine to you.
Origin of shine
1
before 900; Middle English
s(c)hinen (v.), Old English
scīnan; cognate with Dutch
schijnen, German
scheinen, Old Norse
skīna, Gothic
skeinan
SYNONYMS FOR shine
1
glimmer,
shimmer.
Shine,
beam,
glare refer to the emitting or reflecting of light.
Shine refers to a steady glowing or reflecting of light:
to shine in the sun. That which
beams gives forth a radiant or bright light:
to beam like a star.
Glare refers to the shining of a light that is not only bright but so strong as to be unpleasant and dazzling:
to glare like a headlight.
9 buff, burnish, brighten.
11 gloss, gleam, glow, sheen.
OTHER WORDS FROM shine
un·shined, adjectiveWords nearby shine
shin splints,
shinar,
shinbone,
shindig,
shindy,
shine,
shine up to,
shiner,
shiner perch,
shingle,
shingle oak
British Dictionary definitions for take a shine to
shine
/ (ʃaɪn) /
verb shines, shining or shone
noun
Word Origin for shine
Old English
scīnan; related to Old Norse
skīna, Gothic
skeinan, Old High German
scīnan to shine, Greek
skia shadow
Idioms and Phrases with take a shine to (1 of 2)
take a shine to
see take a fancy.
Idioms and Phrases with take a shine to (2 of 2)
shine