shining

adj 1: marked by exceptional merit; "had shining virtues and few

faults"; "a shining example"

2: emitting or radiating light; "the shining sun"; "gazed up at

the shining heavens"

3: 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" [syn: {bright}, {burnished}, {lustrous}, {shiny}]

4: abounding with sunlight; "a bright sunny day"; "one shining

norming"- John Muir; "when it is warm and shiny" [syn: {bright},

{shiny}, {sunshiny}, {sunny}]

5: reflecting an inner radiance; "with shining eyes"

6: 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" [syn: {glistening}, {glossy}, {lustrous},

{sheeny}, {shiny}]

n : the work of making something shine by polishing it; "he

performed the menial chore of shining shoes" [syn: {polishing}]