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polish

/ˈpɒlɪʃ/
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noun

  • A substance used to polish.

    "A good silver polish will remove tarnish easily."

  • Cleanliness; smoothness, shininess.

    "The floor was waxed to a high polish."

  • Refinement; cleanliness in performance or presentation.

    "The lecturer showed a lot of polish at his last talk."

verb

  • To shine; to make a surface very smooth or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding.

    "He polished up the chrome until it gleamed."

  • To refine; remove imperfections from.

    "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.

    "Steel polishes well."

  • To refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or rusticity of; to make elegant and polite.

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