shiners

Small silvery fish

Shiners is the plural of shiner, which most commonly means a black eye—a bruise around the eye from being punched or struck: He came home from the fight with two shiners.

A shiner is also any of various small freshwater fish with silvery scales that catch the light.

In slang, shiners can mean coins or money, especially silver ones.

blackeye

bruise

Discolored tissue injury

punch · fight · discoloration · soreness · injury · brawl · altercation · scuffle · facial · trauma

fish

minnow

Small freshwater fish

creek · schooling · silvery · angler · lure · bait · native · forage · aquatic · spawning

glow

glimmering

Faintly and unsteadily luminous

twinkling · radiant · lustrous · glossy · polished · reflective · glinting · bright · luminous · brilliant

Categories
Opposites
fish type/characteristics

shinersbass

Deep pitch or fish

largemouth bass · smallmouth bass · game fish · trophy fish · predator fish

luminosity/reflectiveness

shinersabsorbers

Things that take in energy

Phrases
Family

shine, shiner

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