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Adjective shining has 4 senses

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)

Noun shining has 1 sense

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: shoeshine
Derived form: verb shine₁₀

Verb shine has 10 senses

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

Derived forms: noun shiner₂, noun shine₁
Sample sentence:
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"

Derived form: noun shine₁
Sample sentences:
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
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
shine - be distinguished or eminent; "His talent shines"
--₄ is one way to be
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
shine - be clear and obvious; "A shining example"
--₅ is one way to be
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
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
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
shine - throw or flash the light of (a lamp, etc.); "Shine the light on that window, please"

Derived form: noun shine₁
Sample sentences:
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
Sample sentence:
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
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
polish, smooth, smoothen, shine - (of surfaces) make shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes"
--₁₀ is one way to beautify, embellish, prettify

Derived form: noun shining₁
Sample sentence:
They shine the glass tubes