The difference between Buff and Shine

When used as nouns, buff means undyed leather from the skin of buffalo or similar animals, whereas shine means brightness from a source of light.

When used as verbs, buff means to polish and make shiny by rubbing, whereas shine means to emit light.

Buff is also adjective with the meaning: of the color of buff leather, a brownish yellow.

check bellow for the other definitions of Buff and Shine

  1. Buff as a noun:

    Undyed leather from the skin of buffalo or similar animals.

  2. Buff as a noun:

    A tool, often one covered with buff leather, used for polishing.

  3. Buff as a noun:

    A brownish yellow colour.

    Examples:

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  4. Buff as a noun:

    A military coat made of buff leather.

  5. Buff as a noun (informal):

    A person who is very interested in a particular subject; an enthusiast.

    Examples:

    "He’s a real history buff. He knows everything there is to know about the [[civil war]]."

  6. Buff as a noun (video games, RPG):

    An effect that makes a character or item stronger.

    Examples:

    "I just picked up an epic damage buff! Let's go gank the other team!"

  7. Buff as a noun (rail transport):

    Compressive coupler force that occurs during a slack bunched condition.

  8. Buff as a noun:

    The bare skin.

    Examples:

    "to strip to the buff"

  9. Buff as a noun:

    The greyish viscid substance constituting the buffy coat.

  10. Buff as a noun:

    A substance used to dilute (street) drugs in order to increase profits.

  1. Buff as an adjective:

    Of the color of buff leather, a brownish yellow.

  2. Buff as an adjective (bodybuilding):

    Unusually muscular. (also buffed or buffed out)

    Examples:

    "The bouncer was a big, buff dude with tattoos, a shaved head, and a serious scowl."

  3. Buff as an adjective (slang):

    Physically attractive.

  1. Buff as a verb:

    To polish and make shiny by rubbing.

    Examples:

    "He was already buffing the car's hubs."

  2. Buff as a verb (video games, RPG):

    To make a character or an item stronger.

    Examples:

    "The enchanter buffed the paladin to prepare him to fight the dragon."

    "I noticed that the pistols were buffed in the update."

  3. Buff as a verb (medical slang):

    To modify a medical chart, especially in a dishonest manner.

  1. Buff as a verb:

    To strike.

  1. Buff as a noun (obsolete):

    A buffet; a blow.

  1. Buff as a noun (informal):

    A buffalo, or the meat of a buffalo.

  1. Shine as a verb (intransitive):

    To emit light.

  2. Shine as a verb (intransitive):

    To reflect light.

  3. Shine as a verb (intransitive):

    To distinguish oneself; to excel.

    Examples:

    "My nephew tried other sports before deciding on football, which he shone at right away, quickly becoming the star of his school team."

  4. Shine as a verb (intransitive):

    To be effulgent in splendour or beauty.

  5. Shine as a verb (intransitive):

    To be eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished; to exhibit brilliant intellectual powers.

  6. Shine as a verb (intransitive):

    To be immediately apparent.

  7. Shine as a verb (transitive):

    To create light with (a flashlight, lamp, torch, or similar).

    Examples:

    "I shone my light into the darkness to see what was making the noise."

  8. Shine as a verb (transitive):

    To cause to shine, as a light.

  9. Shine as a verb (US, transitive):

    To make bright; to cause to shine by reflected light.

    Examples:

    "in hunting, to shine the eyes of a deer at night by throwing a light on them"

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  1. Shine as a noun:

    Brightness from a source of light.

  2. Shine as a noun:

    Brightness from reflected light.

  3. Shine as a noun:

    Excellence in quality or appearance.

  4. Shine as a noun:

    Shoeshine.

  5. Shine as a noun:

    Sunshine.

  6. Shine as a noun (slang):

    Moonshine.

  7. Shine as a noun (cricket):

    The amount of shininess on a cricket ball, or on each side of the ball.

  8. Shine as a noun (slang):

    A liking for a person; a fancy.

    Examples:

    "She's certainly taken a shine to you."

  9. Shine as a noun (archaic, slang):

    A caper; an antic; a row.

  1. Shine as a verb (transitive):

    To cause (something) to shine; put a shine on (something); polish (something).

    Examples:

    "He shined my shoes until they were polished smooth and gleaming."

  2. Shine as a verb (transitive, cricket):

    To polish a cricket ball using saliva and one's clothing.

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