Definitions for outshine

outshine out·shine

Spelling: [out-shahyn]
IPA: /ˌaʊtˈʃaɪn/

Outshine is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 327 anagrams from letters in outshine (ehinostu).

Definitions for outshine

verb (used with object)

  1. to surpass in shining; shine more brightly than.
  2. to surpass in splendor, ability, achievement, excellence, etc.:

verb (used without object)

  1. to shine out or forth:

Origin of outshine

First recorded in 1590-1600; out- + shine1

Examples for outshine

I have no ambition to outshine him, nor William Shakespere nor any other erudite.

He fills his place, and fills it well; and who knows but that he may yet outshine the skylark?

As the sun outshines the stars, so do you outshine all other women!

In all the firmament of poetry there was no star to outshine his.

I just wish I could go too, to see you outshine 'em all, which you'll do if you take pains.

You could outshine all the gilded youth I know, and hold your own with the best.

A wife should outshine her husband in nothing, not even in her dress.

You cannot imagine what a woman will do in order to get a new dress, in which to outshine her rival.

Some followers have even hinted that “good divorces” outshine mediocre marriages.

Beyond the Jordan the Negro will outshine the sun, moon and stars.

Word Value for outshine
Scrable

11

Words with friends

12

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