shine vs scintillate

shine is a noun but scintillate is not a noun.

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

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of shine include resplend, glare, opalesce, luminesce, coruscate, sparkle.

shine (noun)	scintillate (noun)
the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light

shine (verb)	scintillate (verb)
make (a surface) shine	be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity
experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion	fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon
be shiny, as if wet	emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink	give off
touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly	reflect brightly
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)