Ray and Shine

Ray

Ray verb - To emit rays of light.

Usage example: klieg lights were raying against the nighttime sky at the Hollywood premiere

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Shine and ray are semantically related. in beam topic. In some cases you can use "Shine" instead the word "Ray" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: rayed, raying, raye

Shine noun - The steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible.

Usage example: by the shine of the full moon we could see the rabbit helping himself to our garden vegetables

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Ray and shine are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ray" instead the word "Shine" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: shining, shiny, shiner

good	good ray	good shine
original	original ray	original shine
bright	bright ray	bright shine
powerful	powerful ray	powerful shine
Other adjectives: big, great, huge, tiny, black, new, yellow, last, different.

The "last light of Durin's Day [that] shine[s] upon the keyhole" isn't the last ray of sunlight, but it's the light of the moon because the "day" isn't over yet.

Source: Exact Words / Live-Action Films
In a change from the book and animated movie, the "last light of Durin's Day [that] shine[s] upon the keyhole" isn't the last ray of sunlight but the first ray of moonlight — Durin's Day is marked by the sun and moon being out at the same time.

Source: Film / The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Shine a ray upon my path and...strike my enemy!

Source: Language of Magic

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