shiner
/'ʃainə/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A black eye: A swollen, discolored bruise around the eye, typically caused by a blow or injury.
- Something that shines: An object or creature that reflects or emits light brightly.
- A type of small fish: Any of numerous small, often silvery, freshwater fish, especially of the minnow family (Cyprinidae), found in North America.
Examples of Usage
- Noun (Black Eye):
- He came to work with a real shiner after the accident.
- She got a nasty shiner from walking into a door.
- Noun (Something that shines):
- After polishing, the old brass doorknob was a real shiner.
- The car's new chrome bumper was a brilliant shiner.
- Noun (Fish):
- We caught several small shiners to use as bait for the larger bass.
- The common shiner is a widespread species in eastern North American streams.
Advanced Usage
- "To have a shiner": To visibly have a black eye.
- He showed up to the meeting with a shiner, which caused quite a bit of speculation.
Variants and Related Words
- Shine (verb): To emit or reflect light; to be bright.
- The sun shines brightly.
- Shiny (adjective): Having a bright, reflective surface.
- He wore shiny new shoes.
Synonyms
- For "black eye": Black eye, mouse (informal), periorbital hematoma (medical).
- For "something that shines": Gleamer, polisher, reflector.
- For the fish: Minnow, cyprinid.
Related Phrases
- "To get a shiner": To receive a black eye.
- Be careful with that tool, or you'll get a shiner.
- "To give someone a shiner": To hit someone, causing a black eye.
- The boxer gave his opponent a terrible shiner in the first round.
Noun
- any of numerous small silvery North American cyprinid fishes especially of the genus Notropis
- important food fish of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and small if any scales
- something that shines (with emitted or reflected light)
- a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye