| ADJECTIVE | all | shining | marked by exceptional merit |
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| all | shining, bright, burnished, lustrous, shiny | made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing | |
| all | shining, glistening, glossy, lustrous, sheeny, shiny | reflecting light | |
| NOUN | act | shining, polishing | the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it |
| Sounds | shay'nihng | |
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| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | marked by exceptional merit. | |
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| Broader | superior | Of high or superior quality or performance |
| Spanish | célebre, destacado, famoso, ilustre | |
| Meaning | made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow. | |
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| Example | "rows of shining glasses" | |
| Synonyms | bright, burnished, lustrous, shiny | |
| Broader | polished | perfected or made shiny and smooth |
| Spanish | brillante, bruñido, luminoso, lustroso, reluciente | |
| Catalan | brillant, lluent, llustrós | |
| Meaning | Reflecting light. | |
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| Example | "shining white enamel" | |
| Synonyms | glistening, glossy, lustrous, sheeny, shiny | |
| Broader | bright | emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts |
| Spanish | brillante, lustroso, refulgente, reluciente | |
| Catalan | brillant, lluent | |
| Meaning | The work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it. | |
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| Example | "the shining of shoes provided a meager living" | |
| Synonym | polishing | |
| Narrower | shoeshine | The act of shining shoes |
| Broader | work | Activity directed toward making or doing something |
| Spanish | lustrado, pulimento | |
| Catalan | poliment | |
| Verbs | shine | make (a surface) shine |
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