Word: polish
Phonetic:
/ˈpɒlɪʃ/
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A substance used to polish. Example: A good silver polish will remove tarnish easily.
Cleanliness; smoothness, shininess. Example: The floor was waxed to a high polish.
Refinement; cleanliness in performance or presentation. Example: The lecturer showed a lot of polish at his last talk.
To shine; to make a surface very smooth or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding. Example: He polished up the chrome until it gleamed.
To refine; remove imperfections from. Example: The band has polished its performance since the last concert.
To apply shoe polish to shoes.
To become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to take a smooth and glossy surface. Example: Steel polishes well.
To refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or rusticity of; to make elegant and polite.
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