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# shiner

noun (shiner, shiners)

«shiner» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (informal) A black eye: a bruise round the eye from a punch or a knock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shiner/#m1)
2. Something or someone that shines, like a shiny coin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shiner/#m2)
3. A kind of small silver fish (in North America). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shiner/#m3)

### In the lessons

In stories about fights and sport, «a shiner» shows someone was hit: «He came home with a shiner». In everyday talk it's informal and a bit funny. In fishing, a shiner is a little silvery fish. Phrases: «a real shiner», «give someone a shiner».

### Examples

- Jake came to school with a shiner after the football match. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shiner/#x1)
- «Where did you get that shiner?» asked Mum. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shiner/#x2)
- He walked into a door and got a shiner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shiner/#x3)
- The boxer had a shiner the next day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shiner/#x4)
- We caught three shiners in the creek. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shiner/#x5)
- The new coin was a real shiner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shiner/#x6)

### Note

Informal; neutral words: «black eye», «bruise». A black eye should be checked by an adult or doctor if vision changes or there is bad pain. Plural: shiners.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «shiner» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shiner/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«shiner» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/shiner.html) on Mova free.