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n. One that shines, as a star, jewel, or coin.

n. Slang A black eye: got a real shiner from stumbling into the door.

n. Any of numerous small, often silvery North American freshwater fishes of the family Cyprinidae, especially one of the genus Notropis.

n. Any of various other small silvery fishes.

n. One who shines; a luminary.

n. A black eye.

n. coon eyes

n. A bright piece of money.

n. Any of numerous species of small freshwater American cyprinoid fishes of Notropis, Minnilus, and allied genera, such as the redfin.

n. Any silvery fish, such as the horsefish, menhaden, or moonfish.

n. The common Lepisma, or furniture bug.

n. A luminary.

n. A bright piece of money.

n. 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.

n. The common Lepisma, or furniture bug.

n. One who or that which shines.

n. Hence A coin, especially a bright coin; a sovereign.

n. One of many different small American freshwater fishes, mostly cyprinoids, as minnows, which have shining, glistening, or silvery scales.

n. In angling, a hackle used in making an artificial fly.

n. A fishtail, silvertail, or silverfish; any insect of the genus Lepisma. See cut under silverfish.

n.

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

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

n. a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye

n. something that shines (with emitted or reflected light)

"I hope you are feeling well and that your shiner is fading."

mackerel    contusion    bruise   

milky-tailed    spotted shiner    blunt-nosed shiner   

luminary   

Berliner    Criner    Reiner    Shriner    Steiner    Tyner    Weiner    Wiener    decliner    designer   

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