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ALL meanings of shiner

shin·er
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  • noun shiner bruising around the eye 1
  • noun shiner a person or thing that shines. 1
  • noun shiner Slang. black eye (def 1). 1
  • noun shiner any of various small American freshwater fishes having glistening scales, especially a minnow. 1
  • noun shiner any of various silvery, marine fishes, as the menhaden or butterfish. 1
  • noun shiner a defect in silk or synthetic filament or fabric, produced either in the process of winding or as a result of shuttle friction and appearing on fabric as a shiny streak. 1
  • noun shiner something that shines, such as a polishing device 0
  • noun shiner any of numerous small North American freshwater cyprinid fishes of the genus Notropis and related genera, such as N. cornutus (common shiner) and Notemigonus crysoleucas (golden shiner) 0
  • noun shiner a black eye 0
  • noun shiner a vagrant or tramp 0
  • noun shiner a person or thing that shines 0
  • noun shiner any of a number of freshwater minnows (esp. genus Notropis) with silvery scales 0
  • noun shiner black eye (sense 2) 0
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