shiner
IPA: ʃˈaɪnɝ
noun
- One who shines; a luminary.
- One who causes things to shine; a polisher.
- (colloquial) A black eye.
- (colloquial) Raccoon eyes.
- (slang, dated) A bright piece of money, especially a sovereign.
- Any of numerous species of small freshwater American cyprinoid fishes of Notropis, Lythrurus, and allied genera, such as the redfin.
- Any silvery fish, such as the horsefish, menhaden, or moonfish.
- A common silverfish (Lepisma saccharinum, or any member of genus Lepisma.
- (slang) A moonshiner.
- A small reflective surface used for cheating at card games.
- (wine) A bottle of finished wine, without a label.
- A surname.
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Examples of "shiner" in Sentences
- Literally oily shiner of the north.
- She's probably gonna have a shiner.
- The discography of Shiner, an indie rock band.
- This is a shiner version of the normal template.
- The Tennessee shiner reaches a maximum length of.
- The Tennessee shiner reaches a maximum length of .
- This species of shiner was not discovered until 1962.
- The golden shiner and the fathead minnow are rarely found.
- For bait, the most common minnows are Fatheads and shiners.
- The Carmine Shiner is a member of the Minnow family, Cyprinidae.
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