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shiners

shiners is the plural of shiner.

Meaning of shiner

Noun

shiner (plural shiners)

  1. One who shines; a luminary.
  2. One who causes things to shine; a polisher.
  3. (colloquial) A black eye.
  4. (colloquial) Raccoon eyes.
  5. (dated, slang) A bright piece of money, especially a sovereign.
    • Has she the shiners, d'ye think?1776, Samuel Foote, The Capuchin
  6. Any of numerous species of small freshwater American cyprinoid fishes of Notropis, Lythrurus, and allied genera, such as the redfin.

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Proper noun capitalized: Shiners

Shiners

  1. (plural) plural of Shiner

Phrases with shiners

Questions about shiners

What is shiners the plural of?
Shiners is the plural of shiner.
What part of speech is shiners?
Shiners is a proper noun.

Words near shiners in the dictionary

  1. shined up
  2. shinedst
  3. shineful
  4. shineless
  5. shiner
  6. shiners
  7. shines
  8. shines a light on
  9. shines down on
  10. shines down upon
  11. shines light on

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