shiner

n.

1. One that shines, as a star, jewel, or coin.
2. Slang. A black eye: got a real shiner from stumbling into the door.
3. 1. Any of numerous small, often silvery North American freshwater fishes of the family Cyprinidae, especially one of the genus Notropis.
   2. Any of various other small silvery fishes.

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noun

A bruise surrounding the eye: black eye. Informal mouse. See health/sickness, help/harm/harmless.

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The noun has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: a bruise caused by a blow to the eye
  Synonym: black eye

Meaning #2: something that shines (with emitted or reflected light)

Meaning #3: important food fish of the North Atlantic and Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and small if any scales
  Synonyms: common mackerel, Scomber scombrus

Meaning #4: any of numerous small silvery North American cyprinid fishes especially of the genus Notropis

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - skopudser, en skinnende mønt, blåt øje

Nederlands (Dutch)
blauw oog

Français (French)
n. - ¯il au beurre noir, ¯il poché, (US) petit poisson

Deutsch (German)
n. - glänzender Gegenstand, (zo.) Glanzfisch, (ugs.) Veilchen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - στιλβωτής, στιλβωτική ουσία, χρυσό νόμισμα, (καθομ.) μαυρισμένο μάτι

Italiano (Italian)
occhio pesto, moneta d'oro

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pessoa ou coisa que brilha (f), moeda (f)

Русский (Russian)
звезда, светило, бриллиант, синяк, чистильщик сапог, самогонщик

Español (Spanish)
n. - limpiabotas, ojo a la funerala, moneda de oro

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - blåtira

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
发亮光的物体, 打伤的青肿眼眶, 杰出的人物, 金钱

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 發亮光的物體, 打傷的青腫眼眶, 傑出的人物, 金錢

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 빛나는 물건, 은빛 나는 작은 물고기, 시퍼렇게 멍든 눈

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 光る物, 際だつ人, 目の周りの青あざ, 光る人, 金貨

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شيء براق, كدمه حول ألعين‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮זוהר, פנס (בעין), דג-כסף‬

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