Definition

1. 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

1. any of numerous small silvery North American cyprinid fishes especially of the genus Notropis
2. important food fish of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and small if any scales
3. something that shines (with emitted or reflected light)
4. a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye