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| 1. | [ verb ] (of surfaces) make shine | |
| Synonyms: | smooth shine smoothen | |
| Examples: | "shine the silver, please" "polish my shoes" |
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| Related terms: | beautify buff Simonize slick gloss shining buffer rub | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] of or relating to Poland or its people or culture | |
| Examples: | "Polish sausage" |
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| Related terms: | Poland | |
| 3. | [ verb ] improve or perfect by pruning or polishing | |
| Synonyms: | refine down fine-tune | |
| Examples: | "refine one's style of writing" |
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| Related terms: | better educate | |
| 4. | [ noun ] the property of being smooth and shiny | |
| Synonyms: | glossiness burnish gloss | |
| Related terms: | smoothness radiance french_polish glaze | |
| 5. | [ noun ] a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality | |
| Synonyms: | finish refinement culture cultivation | |
| Examples: | "he 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"--Conrad |
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| Related terms: | perfection educate | |
| 6. | [ verb ] improve or perfect by pruning or polishing | |
| Synonyms: | refine burnish fine-tune down gloss | |
| Examples: | "refine one's style of writing" |
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| Related terms: | better decorate educate over-refine gloss_over whitewash rub | |
| 7. | [ verb ] bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state | |
| Synonyms: | round_off polish_up brush_up round | |
| Examples: | "polish your social manners" |
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| Related terms: | perfect | |
| 8. | [ noun ] (chemistry) a preparation used in polishing | |
| Related terms: | formulation simoniz shoe_polish | |
| 9. | [ noun ] (linguistics) the Slavic language of Poland | |
| Related terms: | Slavic | |
| Similar spelling: |
polls Poulos Polich Polizzi Pholis palish Pollux pollex Pollak policy police |
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