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Shiny   /ʃˈaɪni/   Listen
Shiny

adjective
(compar. shinier; superl. shiniest)
1.
Reflecting light.  Synonyms: glistening, glossy, lustrous, sheeny, shining.  "The horse's glossy coat" , "Lustrous auburn hair" , "Saw the moon like a shiny dime on a deep blue velvet carpet" , "Shining white enamel"
2.
Having a shiny surface or coating.  Synonym: glazed.  "Glazed doughnuts"
3.
Made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow.  Synonyms: bright, burnished, lustrous, shining.  "A burnished brass knocker" , "She brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves" , "Rows of shining glasses" , "Shiny black patents"



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"Shiny" Quotes from Famous Books



... moments we had the pan all shiny and bright and the sausages were put over the kitchen-fire and a beautiful frying smell went all ...
— The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle • Hugh Lofting

... they love to say: "Just like a man!" You can hear it wherever you chance to stray: "Just like a man!" The wife of the toiler, the queen of the king, The bride with the shiny new wedding-ring And the grandmothers, too, at our sex will fling, "Just ...
— All That Matters • Edgar A. Guest

... hung at the windows, the pink roses, and green leaves on its shiny surface looked fairly gaudy. The candles danced and flickered in the candelabra, evergreen framed every picture on ...
— Princess Polly's Gay Winter • Amy Brooks

... the shiny suit upon his lank form, and she saw him put a duplicate coil, the same sort of small machine which Allen possessed, ...
— Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 • Various

... and walked near the fence, where the leaves were thicker. There she poked them away, and found longer blades of grass, and new leaves, green and shiny. ...
— Clematis • Bertha B. Cobb


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