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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