shiner : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: shiner	by the DICT Development Group
7 results for shiner
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
shiner n a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye [syn: shiner, black eye, mouse] something that shines (with emitted or reflected light) important food fish of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and small if any scales Synonym(s): common mackerel, shiner, Scomber scombrus any of numerous small silvery North American cyprinid fishes especially of the genus Notropis
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Lepisma \[d8]Lepis"ma\ (l[esl]p[icr]z"m[adot]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. le`pisma peel, fr. lepi`s -i`dos, a scale.] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of wingless thysanurous insects having an elongated flattened body, covered with shining scales and terminated by seven unequal bristles. A common species ({Lepisma saccharina}) is found in houses, and often injures books and furniture. Called also {shiner}, {silver witch}, {silver moth}, and {furniture bug}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shiner \Shin"er\, n. That which shines. Specifically: (a) A luminary. (b) A bright piece of money. [Slang] Has she the shiners, d' ye think? --Foote.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sparada \Spar"a*da\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A small California surf fish ({Micrometrus aggregatus}); -- called also {shiner}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Redfin \Red"fin`\ (-f?n`), n. (Zo[94]l.) A small North American dace ({Minnilus cornutus}, or {Notropis megalops}). The male, in the breeding season, has bright red fins. Called also {red dace}, and {shiner}. Applied also to {Notropis ardens}, of the Mississippi valley.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fallfish \Fall"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A fresh-water fish of the United States ({Semotilus bullaris}); -- called also {silver chub}, and {Shiner}. The name is also applied to other allied species.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Shiner, TX (city, FIPS 67640) Location: 29.43199 N, 97.17179 W Population (1990): 2074 (1017 housing units) Area: 6.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 77984