Shining
11shining — I noun the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it (Freq. 1) the shining of shoes provided a meager living every Sunday he gave his car a good polishing • Syn: ↑polishing • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
12shining — adjective 1) a shining expanse of water Syn: gleaming, bright, brilliant, illuminated, lustrous, glowing, glinting, sparkling, twinkling, glittering, glistening, shimmering, dazzling, luminous, luminescent, incandescent; literary glistering …
13shining — [[t]ʃa͟ɪnɪŋ[/t]] ADJ A shining achievement or quality is a very good one which should be greatly admired. → See also shine She is a shining example to us all... The Ariane space rocket project has had a shining success …
14shining — shiningly, adv. /shuy ning/, adj. 1. radiant; gleaming; bright. 2. resplendent; brilliant: shining talents. 3. conspicuously fine: a shining example. [bef. 900; ME s(c)hininge, schininde, OE scinende; see SHINE1, ING2] Syn. 1. glistening,… …
15Shining — The Shining Film d horreur de Stanley Kubrick, avec Jack Nicholson (Jack Torrance), Shelley Duvall (Wendy), Danny Lloyd (Danny), Scatman Crothers (Halloran), Joe Turkel (Lloyd), Philip Stone (Grady). Scénario: Stanley Kubrick, Diane Johson,… …
16shining — adjective (only before noun) excellent in a way that is easy to see: a shining example of: O Reilly was a shining example of courage on the battlefield …
17shining — /ˈʃaɪnɪŋ / (say shuyning) adjective 1. radiant; gleaming; bright. 2. resplendent; brilliant: shining talents. 3. conspicuously fine: a shining example. –shiningly, adverb …
18Shining — Shine Shine, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Shone} (? or ?; 277) (archaic {Shined}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Shining}.] [OE. shinen, schinen, AS. sc[=i]nan; akin to D. schijnen, OFries. sk[=i]na, OS. & OHG. sc[=i]nan, G. scheinen, Icel. sk[=i]na, Sw. skina, Dan.… …
19shining — adjective a) Emitting light. a shining example b) Reflecting light …
20shining — adj. Shining is used with these nouns: ↑example, ↑expanse, ↑jewel, ↑metal, ↑moment …
