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English Dictionary: shiny by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
shiny
adj
  1. 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"
    Synonym(s): glistening, glossy, lustrous, sheeny, shiny, shining
  2. having a shiny surface or coating; "glazed fabrics"; "glazed doughnuts"
    Synonym(s): glazed, shiny
    Antonym(s): unglazed
  3. 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"
    Synonym(s): bright, burnished, lustrous, shining, shiny
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Shiny \Shin"y\, a. [Compar. {Shinier}; superl. {Shiniest}.]
      Bright; luminous; clear; unclouded.
  
               Like distant thunder on a shiny day.      --Dryden.
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