shiner

[ shahy-ner ]

/ ˈʃaɪ nər /

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noun

a person or thing that shines.

any of various small American freshwater fishes having glistening scales, especially a minnow.

any of various silvery, marine fishes, as the menhaden or butterfish.

a defect in silk or synthetic filament or fabric, produced either in the process of winding or as a result of shuttle friction and appearing on fabric as a shiny streak.

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Words related to shiner

blemish, disgrace, dishonor, shame, smear, stain, stigma

Words nearby shiner

shinbone, shindig, shindy, shine, shine up to, shiner, shiner perch, shingle, shingle oak, shingles, shingling

Origin of shiner

1350–1400; 1900–05 for def 2; Middle English; see shine¹, -er¹

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In those days Shiner dwelt close under the sheltering wing of a sympathetic garrison.
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Go sit by Shiner and give him water till I spoil a few of these voters.
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With a furious curse and a jerk of the bit he wheeled Shiner around, drawing his automatic belt gun.
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A watershed improvement program effecting more stable flow and decreased turbidity might benefit this shiner.
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“They were a peculiar family,” said Mr. Shiner, regarding the hives reflectively.
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British Dictionary definitions for shiner

shiner

/ (ˈʃaɪnə) /

noun

something that shines, such as a polishing device

any of numerous small North American freshwater cyprinid fishes of the genus Notropis and related genera, such as N. cornutus (common shiner) and Notemigonus crysoleucas (golden shiner)

a popular name for the mackerel

informal a black eye

NZ old-fashioned, informal a vagrant or tramp

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