The Clue
Bright (5 letter answer)
The Answer
SHINY
Tags
Notes
The answer SHINY is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 750 puzzles.
Related Clues
Glistening
Lustrous
Nitid
Polished
Reflective
Newly waxed
Polished, as shoes
Glistening, as Christmas ornaments
Like a new penny
Like Rudolph's nose
Definition
SHINY as an adjective:
1. (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"
2. (glazed, shiny) = having a shiny surface or coating; "glazed fabrics"; "glazed doughnuts"
3. (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"
4. (bright, shining, shiny, sunshiny, sunny) = abounding with sunlight; "a bright sunny day"; "one shining morning"- John Muir; "when it is warm and shiny"