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Detailed Synonyms for shiner in English

shiner:

shiner [the ~] nom

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

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Related Definitions for "shiner":

  1. any of numerous small silvery North American cyprinid fishes especially of the genus Notropis1
  2. important food fish of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and small if any scales1
  3. something that shines (with emitted or reflected light)1
  4. a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye1

shiner form of shin:

shin [the ~] nom

  1. the shin
    the shin
  2. the shin
    – the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle 1
    the shin
    – the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle 1
  3. the shin
    – the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle 1
    the shin; the tibia; the shin bone; the shinbone
    – the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle 1
  4. the shin
    – the 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet 1
    the shin
    – the 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet 1
  5. the shin
    – a cut of meat from the lower part of the leg 1
    the shin; the shin bone
    – a cut of meat from the lower part of the leg 1

shin verbe

  1. shin
    to clamber; to scramble; shin; to climb
    • clamber verbe (clambers, clambered, clambering)
    • scramble verbe (scrambles, scrambled, scrambling)
    • shin verbe
    • climb verbe (climbs, climbed, climbing)
  2. shin
    – climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling 1
    to struggle; to skin; to scramble; shin; to clamber; to sputter; shinny
    – climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling 1
    • struggle verbe (struggles, struggled, struggling)
    • skin verbe (skins, skinned, skinning)
    • scramble verbe (scrambles, scrambled, scrambling)
    • shin verbe
    • clamber verbe (clambers, clambered, clambering)
    • sputter verbe (sputters, sputtered, sputtering)
    • shinny verbe

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Related Definitions for "shin":

  1. the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle1
  2. the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle1
  3. the 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet1
  4. a cut of meat from the lower part of the leg1
  5. climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling1

Related Synonyms for shiner