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Polish

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Noun

1. burnish, gloss, glossiness, polish

the property of being smooth and shiny

2. cultivation, culture, finish, polish, refinement

a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality

Example Sentences:
'they performed with great polish'
'I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose'
'almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art'

3. polish

a preparation used in polishing

4. polish

the Slavic language of Poland

Verb

5. polish, shine, smooth, smoothen

make (a surface) shine

Example Sentences:
'shine the silver, please'
'polish my shoes'

6. down, fine-tune, polish, refine

improve or perfect by pruning or polishing

Example Sentences:
'refine one's style of writing'

7. brush up, polish, polish up, round, round off

bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state

Example Sentences:
'polish your social manners'

Adjective

8. polish

of or relating to Poland or its people or culture

Example Sentences:
'Polish sausage'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Polish

see synonyms of polish
verb
1. 
to make or become smooth and shiny by rubbing, esp with wax or an abrasive
2. (transitive)
to make perfect or complete
3. 
to make or become elegant or refined
noun
4. 
a finish or gloss
5. 
the act of polishing or the condition of having been polished
6. 
a substance used to produce a smooth and shiny, often protective surface
7. 
elegance or refinement, esp in style, manner, etc
adjective
1. 
of, relating to, or characteristic of Poland, its people, or their language
noun
2. 
the official language of Poland, belonging to the West Slavonic branch of the Indo-European family

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Polish

see synonyms of polish
adjective
1. 
of Poland or its people, language, or culture
noun
2. 
the West Slavic language spoken in Poland
verb transitive
1. 
a. 
to smooth and brighten, as by rubbing
b. 
to coat with polish, wax, etc. and make bright or glossy
2. 
to improve or refine (someone or someone's manners, appearance, etc.) as by removing crudeness or vulgarity
3. 
to complete or embellish (a piece of writing, etc.); finish; perfect
verb intransitive
4. 
to take a polish; become glossy, elegant, or refined
noun
5. 
a surface gloss
6. 
elegance, refinement, cultivation, finish, or the like
7. 
a substance used for polishing
8. 
the act of polishing or condition of being polished

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Polish

see synonyms of polish
adj.
Of or relating to Poland, the Poles, their language, or their culture.
n.
The Slavic language of the Poles.
v. pol·ished, pol·ish·ing, pol·ish·es
v.tr.
1. To make smooth and shiny by rubbing or chemical action.
2. To remove the outer layers from (grains of rice) by rotation in drums.
3. To refine or remove flaws from; perfect or complete: polish one's piano technique; polish up the lyrics.
v.intr.
To become smooth or shiny by being rubbed: The table polishes up nicely.
n.
1. Smoothness or shininess of surface or finish.
2. A substance containing chemical agents or abrasive particles and applied to smooth or shine a surface: shoe polish.
3. The act or process of polishing: gave the lamp a polish.
4. Elegance of style or manners; refinement.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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