Shiner vs Bruise - What's the difference?
shiner | bruise |
One who shines; a luminary.
(colloquial) A black eye.
coon eyes
(slang, dated) A bright piece of money.
* (rfdate) Foote
Any of numerous species of small freshwater American cyprinoid fishes of , and allied genera, such as the redfin.
Any silvery fish, such as the horsefish, menhaden, or moonfish.
The common silverfish,.
(slang) A moonshiner.
A small reflective surface used for cheating at card games.
To strike (a person), originally with something flat or heavy, but now specifically in such a way as to discolour the skin without breaking it.
To damage the skin of (fruit), in an analogous way.
Of fruit, to gain bruises through being handled roughly.
To become bruised.
To fight with the fists; to box.
* Thackeray
(medicine) A purplish mark on the skin due to leakage of blood from capillaries under the surface that have been damaged by a blow.
A dark mark on fruit caused by a blow to its surface.
As nouns the difference between shiner and bruise
is that shiner is one who shines; a luminary while bruise is (medicine) a purplish mark on the skin due to leakage of blood from capillaries under the surface that have been damaged by a blow.As a verb bruise is
to strike (a person), originally with something flat or heavy, but now specifically in such a way as to discolour the skin without breaking it.shiner
English
Noun
(en noun)- Has she the shiners , d'ye think?
Anagrams
*bruise
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(wikipedia bruise)Alternative forms
* bruize (obsolete)Verb
(bruis)- Bananas bruise easily.
- I bruise easily.
- Bruising was considered a fine, manly, old English custom.