Shine and Taste

Shine

Shine noun - Positive regard for something.

Usage example: took quite a shine to the new neighbors

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Taste and shine are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Taste" instead a noun "Shine".

Nearby Words: shining, shiny, shiner

Taste noun - Positive regard for something.

Usage example: trying to develop a taste for classical music

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Shine and taste are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Shine" instead a noun "Taste".

Nearby Words: tasteless, tasteful, tasty, tasted, tastefully

good	good shine	good taste
best	best shine	best taste
particular	particular shine	particular taste
simple	simple shine	simple taste
Other adjectives: big, great, little, tiny, new, different.

The last line of the Laketown Prophecy ("And the lake will shine and burn...") is said while the waters of the lake are afire from the light of the setting sun, giving us a taste of the city's potential destruction by Smaug.

Source: Film / The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Ween's "Spinal Meningitis" complete with a squeakily sung impression of a terminally ill child would seem to be in the worst possible taste, although the chorus, sung in an adult voice: "Shine on mighty Jesus, spinal meningitis got me down" indicates a touch of religious satire. Maybe...

Source: Black Comedy / Music
Arch-Enemy (in AAA): The Apache sisters (Faby and Mary) (in SHIMMER): Saraya Knightnote Paige's mother (in SHINE): She's one half of the team that gave Made In Sin their first taste of defeat and they're some sore losers.

Source: Wrestling / Christina Von Eerie

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