Australian English Meaning of shiner

shiner

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Definitions and Meaning of shiner in English

Wordnet

shiner (n)

a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye

something that shines (with emitted or reflected light)

important food fish of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and small if any scales

any of numerous small silvery North American cyprinid fishes especially of the genus Notropis

Webster

shiner (n.)

That which shines.

A luminary.

A bright piece of money.

Any one of numerous species of small freshwater American cyprinoid fishes, belonging to Notropis, or Minnilus, and allied genera; as the redfin (Notropis megalops), and the golden shiner (Notemigonus chrysoleucus) of the Eastern United States; also loosely applied to various other silvery fishes, as the dollar fish, or horsefish, menhaden, moonfish, sailor's choice, and the sparada.

The common Lepisma, or furniture bug.

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shiner

a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye, something that shines (with emitted or reflected light), important food fish of the northern Atlantic and Mediterr

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shined => shone, shine up => polish up, shine at => shines at, shine => shine, shindy => row, rumpus,