shine vs blaze

shine and blaze both are nouns.

shine and blaze both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shine	Yes	No	Yes	No
blaze	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, blaze is a hyponym of shine; that is, blaze is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than shine:

shine: emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light
blaze: shine brightly and intensively

Other hyponyms of shine include beat down, beacon, glare, flame, flare, outshine, shimmer, flick, flicker, scintillate, twinkle, winkle, burn, glow.

shine (noun)	blaze (noun)
the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light	noisy and unrestrained mischief
	a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
	a light-colored marking
	a cause of difficulty and suffering
	a strong flame that burns brightly

shine (verb)	blaze (verb)
make (a surface) shine	indicate by marking trees with blazes
experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion	shoot rapidly and repeatedly
be shiny, as if wet	move rapidly and as if blazing
have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink	burn brightly and intensely
touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly	shine brightly and intensively
be distinguished or eminent
be clear and obvious
emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light
be bright by reflecting or casting light
throw or flash the light of (a lamp)

Difference between shine and blaze

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