shine
verb / noun
Meaning
- verbTo emit or reflect light so as to glow.
- nounBrightness from a source of light.
- verbTo cause (something) to be smooth and shiny by rubbing; put a shine on (something); polish (something).
Example:
He shined my shoes until they were polished smooth and gleaming.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Very common
- #543 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
- Can be a Play Five answer
- As a first guess
- Tests likely letters better than 87% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None