pure vs shine

pure

verb
  • to hit (the ball) completely cleanly and accurately 

noun
  • One who, or that which, is pure. 

adj
  • Of a single, simple sound or tone; said of some vowels and the unaspirated consonants. 

  • Free of foreign material or pollutants. 

  • Free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied. 

  • Done for its own sake instead of serving another branch of science. 

  • Mere; that and that only. 

  • Without harmonics or overtones; not harsh or discordant. 

  • A lot of. 

  • Free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean. 

adv
  • to a great extent or degree; extremely; exceedingly. 

shine

verb
  • 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 distinguish oneself; to excel. 

  • 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. 

How often have the words pure and shine occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )