| shining | | |
| n. (act) | 1. polishing, shining | 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" |
| ~ work | activity directed toward making or doing something.; "she checked several points needing further work" |
| ~ shoeshine | the act of shining shoes.; "he charged a dollar for a shoeshine" |
| adj. | 2. shining | marked by exceptional merit.; "had shining virtues and few faults"; "a shining example" |
| ~ superior | of high or superior quality or performance.; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students" |
| adj. | 3. bright, burnished, lustrous, shining, shiny | 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" |
| ~ polished | perfected or made shiny and smooth.; "his polished prose"; "in a freshly ironed dress and polished shoes"; "freshly polished silver" |
| adj. | 4. glistening, glossy, lustrous, sheeny, shining, shiny | 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" |
| ~ bright | emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts.; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room" |
Recent comments
3 weeks 5 days ago
8 weeks 7 hours ago
9 weeks 3 days ago
24 weeks 5 days ago
24 weeks 5 days ago
24 weeks 5 days ago
25 weeks 3 days ago
29 weeks 4 days ago
30 weeks 3 days ago
31 weeks 2 days ago