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be vs shine

shine vs be

be is not a noun while shine is a noun.

be and shine both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
be No No Yes No
shine Yes No Yes No
As verbs, shine is a hyponym of be; that is, shine is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than be:
  • be: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
  • shine: be clear and obvious
Other hyponyms of be include look, hurt, suffer, be well, suffer, feel, remain, rest, stay, continue, coruscate, scintillate, sparkle, bedevil, befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw, rank, point, need, require, want, compact, pack, rest, cut, boil, seethe, moon about, moon around, mope, appear, look, seem, appear, seem, owe, belong, cover, represent, account, cut across, begin, start, begin, stand, define, delimit, delimitate, delineate, specify, go, add up, make sense, comprise, consist, prove, turn out, turn up, account for, remain, adhere, stand by, stick, stick by, footle, hang around, lallygag, linger, loaf, loiter, lollygag, lounge, lurk, mess about, mill about, mill around, tarry, add up, amount, come, number, total, count, matter, weigh, rate, deserve, merit, buy, fall, depend, underlie, behoove, behove, stink, blow, suck, delimit, subtend, body forth, embody, incarnate, substantiate, contain, hold, take, be, cost, measure, buzz, hum, seethe, abound, disaccord, disagree, discord, gape, yaw, yawn, be given, incline, lean, run, tend, go, run, enter, figure, press, rage, interrelate, relate, rut, stagnate, stagnate, come in handy, squat, hoodoo, impend, range, run, continue, remain, stay, stay on, sell, translate, head, head up, come in for, compare, come, fall, encounter, run into, gravitate, pay, diverge, iridesce, lie, stand, hang, litter, suit, end, terminate, fit, lend, let go, belong, belong, curve, twist, wind, jumble, mingle, promise, accept, take, clean, draw, wash, balance, come, hail, act, test, answer, beat, hold, count, contain, connect, sell, sell, kill, make, adorn, beautify, deck, decorate, embellish, grace, consist, work, lubricate, breathe, trim, swing, osculate, retard, transplant, cohere, object, stick, recognize, distribute, put out, bake, broil, drown, swim, swim, belong, geek.
be (noun) shine (noun)
the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
be (verb) shine (verb)
spend or use time make (a surface) shine
work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion
have an existence, be extant be shiny, as if wet
have life, be alive have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink
form or compose touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) be distinguished or eminent
occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere be clear and obvious
be identical to; be someone or something emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light
be identical or equivalent to be bright by reflecting or casting light
represent, as of a character on stage throw or flash the light of (a lamp)
be priced at
to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form
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