shining

(s) marked by exceptional merit
- had shining virtues and few faults
- a shining example
(s) 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
burnished, lustrous, shiny, bright,
(s) 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
glistening, sheeny, shiny, glossy, lustrous,

(n) 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
polishing,

polishing burnished lustrous shiny bright glistening sheeny glossy

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