shiner in WordNet English dictionary

1. a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye
   shiner  black eye  mouse 
   
2. important food fish of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and small if any scales
   common mackerel  shiner  Scomber scombrus 
   
3. any of numerous small silvery North American cyprinid fishes especially of the genus Notropis
   shiner 
   
4. something that shines (with emitted or reflected light)
   shiner