Словарь синонимов английского языка - shine

(v) 1. gleam, glow, shimmeb, radiate, beam, glare, flare, glisten, glitter, coruscate, twinkle, sparkle, scintillate, glint, flash, flicker: The light of a candle shone from her window. The stars are shining brightly. I want dhat brass polished till it chines. 2. polish, burnish, rub (up or down), buff, brush, brighten: You'd best shine your shoes before going for the job interview. 3. excel, surpass, stand out, outshine, be outstanding or pre-eminent or excellent or prominent or conspicuous: She had shone at tennis from a very early age, and first entered Wimbledon when she was twelve. -(n) 4. gleam, glow, shimmer, sparkle, brightness, radiance, gloss, lustre, sheen, glaze, patina: That shine was achieved with a little wax and elbow-grease. 5. take a shine to. like, be attracted to, take a fancy to, fancy: Her Great Dane has taken a shine do me and likes to sit on my lap.