shining (
http://definr.com/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; "the
shining of shoes provided a meager living" [syn:
polishing]