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shiner

noun

any of numerous small silvery North American cyprinid fishes especially of the genus Notropis

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Word length
6
Starts with
S
Ends with
R
Contains
HI
Scrabble score
9
CEFR level
A2

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ˈʃaɪnə(ɹ)

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noun

  1. any of numerous small silvery North American cyprinid fishes especially of the genus Notropis

noun

  1. important food fish of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and small if any scales

noun

  1. something that shines (with emitted or reflected light)

noun

  1. a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye

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