outshine

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
12
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/aʊtˈʃaɪn/

Definition of outshine

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. To shine brighter than something else
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verb

  1. To shine brighter than something else
  2. To exceed something or someone else, especially in an obvious or flamboyant manner
    “Four minutes later Walcott, who until then had been redundant as a lone striker owing to one-star service, was given his first decent pass of the game and duly took his chance to outshine the Senegalese, springing a poorly conceived offside trap to collect Lukas Podolski's ball and stroke a low 15-yard shot past Tim Krul and into the far corner.”
  3. (literary)To shine forth, to give out light.
    “Bright, outshining beams.”

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Etymology

From out- + shine.

Anagrams of outshine

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