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- [shin-ee]
- /ˈʃɪn i/
- /ˈʃɪn.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shin-ee]
- /ˈʃɪn i/
Definitions of shinny word
- noun plural shinny a simple variety of hockey, played with a ball, block of wood, or the like, and clubs curved at one end. 1
- noun plural shinny the club used. 1
- verb without object shinny shin1 (def 5): He shinnied up the tree. 1
- intransitive verb shinny climb 1
- noun shinny a simple form of hockey, esp. as played by children 0
- noun shinny the curved stick or club used in this game 0
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Origin of shinny
First appearance:
before 1665 One of the 47% oldest English words
First recorded in 1665-75; variant of shin ye, cry used in the game
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Parts of speech for Shinny
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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shinny popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
shinny usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for shinny
noun shinny
- field hockey — a game played on a rectangular field having a netted goal at each end, in which two teams of 11 players each compete in driving a small leather-covered ball into the other's goal, each player being equipped with a stick having a curved end or blade that is flat on one side and rounded on the other.
- hurley — the game of hurling.
- hurlies — the game of hurling.
- banty — a person resembling such a bird, namely short and often aggressive
- hurling — a forcible or violent throw; fling.
Top questions with shinny
- what is shinny?
- how to have shinny hair?
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- how to get shinny hair?
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- how to make your hair shinny?
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