- shining - marked by exceptional merit; "had shining virtues and few faults"; "a shining example"
Antonym: inferior (indirect, via superior)
- 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"
Antonym: unpolished (indirect, via polished)
- bright, shining, shiny, sunshiny, sunny - abounding with sunlight; "a bright sunny day"; "one shining norming"- John Muir; "when it is warm and shiny"
Antonym: cloudy (indirect, via clear)
- glistening, glossy, lustrous, sheeny, shiny, shining - 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"
Antonym: dull (indirect, via bright)
- shining, polishing - the work of making something shine by polishing it; "the shining of shoes provided a meager living"
--1 is a kind of work
--1 has particulars: shoeshineDerived form: verb shine10
- reflect, shine - be bright by reflecting or casting light; "Drive carefully--the wet road reflects"
--1 is one way to emit, give out, give off
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun shiner2, noun shine1
The coins shine
- shine, beam - emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces"
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun shine1
Lights shine on the horizon
The horizon is shineing with lights
- glitter, glisten, glint, gleam, shine - be shiny, as if wet; "His eyes were glistening"
--3 is one way to look, appear, seem
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Something ----s
- shine - be distinguished or eminent; "His talent shines"
--4 is one way to be
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- shine - be clear and obvious; "A shining example"
--5 is one way to be
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- glow, beam, radiate, shine - especially of the complexion: show a strong bright color, such as red or pink; "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna"
--6 is one way to look, appear, seem
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Something ----s
Somebody ----s
- shine - throw or flash the light of (a lamp, etc.); "Shine the light on that window, please"
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun shine1
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
- fall, shine, strike - touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly; "Light fell on her face"; "The sun shone on the fields"; "The light struck the golden necklace"; "A strange sound struck my ears"
--8 is one way to happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place
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Something ----s something
- glow, beam, radiate, shine - experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion; "She was beaming with joy"; "Her face radiated with happiness"
--9 is one way to feel, experience
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- polish, smooth, smoothen, shine - (of surfaces) make shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes"
--10 is one way to beautify, embellish, prettify
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun shining1
They shine the glass tubes
- shine - be clear and obvious; "A shining example"