 shining |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] emitting or radiating light | |
| Examples: | "the shining sun" "gazed up at the shining heavens" |
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| Related terms: | bright | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] marked by exceptional merit | |
| Examples: | "had shining virtues and few faults" "a shining example" |
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| Related terms: | superior | |
| 3. | [ noun ] the work of making something shine by polishing it | |
| Synonyms: | polishing | |
| Examples: | "the shining of shoes provided a meager living" |
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| Related terms: | work shoeshine polish | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] abounding with sunlight | |
| Synonyms: | sunny sunshiny shiny bright | |
| Examples: | "a bright sunny day" "one shining morning"- John Muir "when it is warm and shiny" |
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| Related terms: | clear | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] reflecting an inner radiance | |
| Examples: | "with shining eyes" |
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| Related terms: | bright | |
| 6. | [ adjective ] made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow | |
| Synonyms: | bright shiny lustrous burnished | |
| Examples: | "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" |
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| Related terms: | polished | |
| 7. | [ adjective ] reflecting light | |
| Synonyms: | glistening shiny sheeny lustrous glossy | |
| Examples: | "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" |
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| Related terms: | bright | |
| Similar spelling: |
shunning Shenyang shininess shenanigan sinning |
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