Definitions for "Shiner"
Any one of numerous species of small freshwater American cyprinoid fishes, belonging to Notropis, or Minnilus, and allied genera; as the redfin (Notropis megalops), and the golden shiner (Notemigonus chrysoleucus) of the Eastern United States; also loosely applied to various other silvery fishes, as the dollar fish, or horsefish, menhaden, moonfish, sailor's choice, and the sparada.
important food fish of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and small if any scales
any of numerous small silvery North American cyprinid fishes especially of the genus Notropis
A cheating device used by blackjack players in order to pip at the dealer's hole card.
something that shines (with emitted or reflected light)
a small mirror, usually palmed or cleverly concealed in other object
Keywords:  glim
Same as glim.
Shiner began in October of 1992 in Kansas City, Missouri. Allen Epley and his long time friend, drummer Jeff Brown, began writing songs with musical upstart, Shawn Sherrill. Epley played bass in his previous band with Brown, but switched to guitar for this incarnation, and chose to use a friend to play bass instead of trying to find a "seasoned" musician.
Keywords:  luminary
A luminary.
Keywords:  whizz, mum, whizzer, disapproved, boxer
Shiner was a fictional character who had his own comic strip in the UK comic Whizzer and Chips. Shiner was the leader of the "Chip-ites" in the comic which was divided into two sections made up of "Whizz-kids" and "Chip-ites". Shiner was an amateur boxer who was constantly getting in trouble with his mum who disapproved of this activity.
Keywords:  switchman, brakeman, lantern
Brakeman's or switchman's lantern.
The moon or the sun depending whether it’s day or night.
Shiners were gangs of Irish immigrants that formed in the early days of Bytown, later Ottawa, mainly active during the 1830s.
Keywords:  athlon, austin, amd, motherboard, beer
code name of the 4 layer AMD Athlon reference motherboard. Shiner is also a popular beer in Austin, from which the board got its name.
Keywords:  lepisma, bug, furniture, common
The common Lepisma, or furniture bug.
Keywords:  stretcher, bull, see
See bull stretcher.
A process whereby solid areas of colour are overprinted onto a percentage tint created to the same coverage area. For example, a solid area of black by be pre-printed on an earlier press unit with a 60% tint of Cyan.
Keywords:  bare, dull, spot, glossy, brick
A hole or bare spot on the insulated conductor through which the copper can be seen.
1. Brick laid so that both its width and length show. 2. Defect where a glossy spot appears on a dull painted surface.
Shiner is a 2004 released film written and directed by Christian Calson.
Keywords:  bruise, blow, eye, caused
a bruise caused by a blow to the eye
Keywords:  hues, purple, broken, mixture, hundreds
a mixture of purple, red and yellow hues caused by hundreds of tiny, broken blood vessels
Keywords:  nail, exposed, roofing, course, covered
Term used to describe an exposed nail; one that was not covered by the following course of roofing material.
Keywords:  bright, piece, money
A bright piece of money.
That which shines.