shine vs glow

shine and glow both are nouns.

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

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

Other hyponyms of shine include gleam, gleaming, lambency, luster, lustre, sheen, shininess, burnish, gloss, glossiness, polish.

As verbs, shine and glow are synonyms defined as:

shine and glow: experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion

Other synonyms of shine include beam, radiate.

As verbs, shine and glow are synonyms defined as:

shine and glow: have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink

Other synonyms of shine include beam, radiate.

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

shine (noun)	glow (noun)
the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light	light from nonthermal sources
	an appearance of reflected light
	a feeling of considerable warmth
	the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised
	the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface
	a steady even light without flames
	an alert and refreshed state

shine (verb)	glow (verb)
make (a surface) shine	experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion
experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion	be exuberant or high-spirited
be shiny, as if wet	emit a steady even light without flames
have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink	have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink
touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly	shine intensely, as if with heat
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)