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shining

DEFINITIONS OF: shining

1

n the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it

“the shining of shoes provided a meager living”
Synonyms:
polishing
Types:
shoeshine
the act of shining shoes
Type of:
work
activity directed toward making or doing something

adj reflecting light

“shining white enamel”
Synonyms:
glistening, glossy, lustrous, sheeny, shiny
bright
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

adj made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow

“rows of shining glasses”
Synonyms:
bright, burnished, lustrous, shiny
polished
perfected or made shiny and smooth

adj marked by exceptional merit

“had shining virtues and few faults”
“a shining example”
Synonyms
superior
of high or superior quality or performance
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