Main entry: shining, polishing
Definition: the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it
Usage: the shining of shoes provided a meager living; every Sunday he gave his car a good polishing
Main entry: glistening, glossy, lustrous, sheeny, shining, shiny
Definition: reflecting light
Usage: 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
Main entry: bright, burnished, shining, shiny, lustrous
Definition: made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow
Usage: 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
Main entry: shining
Definition: marked by exceptional merit
Usage: had shining virtues and few faults; a shining example