metre vs shine

metre

verb
  • To put into metrical form. 

noun
  • The basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Système International d'Unités), equal to the distance travelled by light in a vacuum in 1/299 792 458 seconds. The metre is equal to 39+⁴⁷⁄₁₂₇ (approximately 39.37) imperial inches. 

  • The rhythm or measure in verse and musical composition. 

shine

verb
  • To distinguish oneself; to excel. 

  • To polish a cricket ball using saliva and one’s clothing. 

  • To emit or reflect light so as to glow. 

  • To be effulgent in splendour or beauty. 

  • To be immediately apparent. 

  • To create light with (a flashlight, lamp, torch, or similar). 

  • To be eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished; to exhibit brilliant intellectual powers. 

  • To reflect light. 

  • To cause (something) to shine; put a shine on (something); polish (something). 

  • To cause to shine, as a light or by reflected light. 

noun
  • Shoeshine. 

  • Brightness from reflected light. 

  • Excellence in quality or appearance; splendour. 

  • Brightness from a source of light. 

  • Moonshine; illicitly brewed alcoholic drink. 

  • Sunshine. 

  • A liking for a person; a fancy. 

  • The amount of shininess on a cricket ball, or on each side of the ball. 

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