shining

Noun
  1. The work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it (synset 100579832)
    "the shining of shoes provided a meager living"; "every Sunday he gave his car a good polishing"
    is a type of: work - activity directed toward making or doing something
    subtypes: shoeshine - the act of shining shoes
    same as: polishing
Adjective
  1. Marked by exceptional merit (synset 302352738)
    "had shining virtues and few faults"; "a shining example"
    similar to: superior - of high or superior quality or performance
  2. Made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing;
    Reflecting a sheen or glow (synset 301817522)
    "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"
    similar to: polished - perfected or made shiny and smooth
    same as: bright, burnished, lustrous, shiny
  3. Reflecting light (synset 300282523)
    "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"
    similar to: bright - emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
    same as: glistening, glossy, lustrous, sheeny, shiny

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