OUTSHINE

outshine

(verb) attract more attention and praise than others; “This film outshone all the others in quality”

outshine

(verb) shine brighter than; “What star outshines the sun?”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

outshine (third-person singular simple present outshines, present participle outshining, simple past and past participle outshined or outshone)

To shine brighter than something else

To exceed something or someone else, especially in an obvious or flamboyant manner

(literary) To shine forth.

Anagrams

• nieshout

Source: Wiktionary


Out*shine", v. i.

Definition: To shine forth. "Bright, outshining beams." Shak.

Out*shine", v. t.

Definition: To excel in splendor. A throne of royal state, which far Outshone the wealth of Ormus and of Ind. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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15 April 2025

DOOMED

(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott


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