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shin·er  (shnr)

n.

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

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

3.

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

b. Any of various other small silvery fishes.

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shiner [ˈʃaɪnə]

n

1. something that shines, such as a polishing device

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) 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)

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a popular name for the mackerel

4. Informal a black eye

5. NZ old-fashioned informal a vagrant or tramp

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	shiner - a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye black eye, mouse bruise, contusion - an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
	2.	shiner - something that shines (with emitted or reflected light) object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" twinkler - an object that emits or reflects light in an intermittent flickering manner
	3.	shiner - important food fish of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and small if any scales common mackerel, Scomber scombrus mackerel - any of various fishes of the family Scombridae genus Scomber, Scomber - type genus of the Scombridae mackerel - flesh of very important usually small (to 18 in) fatty Atlantic fish
	4.	shiner - any of numerous small silvery North American cyprinid fishes especially of the genus Notropis cyprinid, cyprinid fish - soft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales emerald shiner, Notropis atherinoides - small blunt-nosed fish of Great Lakes and Mississippi valley with a greenish luster common shiner, Notropis cornutus, silversides - the common North American shiner golden shiner, Notemigonus crysoleucas - shiner of eastern North America having golden glints; sometimes also called `bream'

Translations

shiner [ˈʃaɪnəʳ] N (= black eye) → ojo m a la funerala

shiner

n (inf: = black eye) → Veilchen nt (sl)