sheeny

  • 81sheen — n. 1 a gloss or lustre on a surface. 2 radiance, brightness. Derivatives: sheeny adj. Etymology: obs. sheen beautiful, resplendent f. OE scene: sense assim. to SHINE …

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  • 82shininess — noun the visual property of something that shines with reflected light • Syn: ↑sheen, ↑luster, ↑lustre • Derivationally related forms: ↑lustrous (for: ↑lustre), ↑sheeny ( …

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  • 83sheeney — noun see sheeny II * * * /shee nee/, n., pl. sheeneys. Slang (disparaging and offensive). sheeny2 …

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  • 84sheenie — noun see sheeny II …

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  • 85fantoosh — /fan tooshˈ/ (Scot) adjective 1. Fashionable 2. Pretentious or showy ORIGIN: Poss connected with Eng dialect fanty sheeny fussy or showy, from Ital fantoccino marionette …

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  • 86sheen|y — «SHEE nee», adjective, sheen|i|er, sheen|i|est. bright; lustrous: »The silken sheeny woof (Tennyson) …

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  • 87JEW — (Heb. יְהוּדִי, Yehudi). Semantics The word Jew passed into the English language from the Greek (Ioudaios) by way of the Latin (Judaeus), and is found in early English (from about the year 1000) in a variety of forms: Iudea, Gyu, Giu, Iuu, Iuw,… …

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