shin·ing /ˈʃaɪnɪŋ/
1. the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it; "the shining of shoes provided a meager living"; "every Sunday he gave his car a good polishing"
1. marked by exceptional merit; "had shining virtues and few faults"; "a shining example"
synset: shining
2. made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; "bright silver candlesticks"; "a burnished brass knocker"; "she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves"; "rows of shining glasses"; "shiny black patents"
synset: bright, burnished, lustrous, shining, shiny
3. reflecting light; "glistening bodies of swimmers"; "the horse's glossy coat"; "lustrous auburn hair"; "saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet"; "shining white enamel"
synset: glistening, glossy, lustrous, sheeny, shiny, shining
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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