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   polish

   /ˈpɒlɪʃ/

   verb

   • 1. make the surface of (something) smooth and shiny by rubbing it: "behind the bar the steward polished glasses busily" Similar shinewaxbuffrub uprub downglossburnishbrightensmoothvarnishoilglazelacquerenameljapanshellacarchaic:furbish
   • ▪ improve, refine, or add the finishing touches to: "after you and your editor have polished the manuscript, the copyeditors read it" Similar perfectrefineimprovehoneembellishenhanceput the finishing/final touches tobrush uprevisecopy-editcorrectemendrewriterephraserescriptgo overtouch upfinish offinformal:clean up

   noun

   • 1. a substance used to give something a smooth and shiny surface when rubbed in: "a tin of shoe polish" Similar waxvarnishglazelacquerenameljapanshellac
   • ▪ an act of rubbing something to give it a shiny surface: "I could give the wardrobe a polish"
   • ▪ smoothness or glossiness produced by rubbing or friction: "the machine refines the shape of the stone and gives it polish" Similar shineglosslustresheensparklepatinafinishsmoothness
   • ▪ refinement or elegance in a person or thing: "his poetry has clarity and polish" Similar sophisticationrefinementurbanitysuavitysuavenesselegancestylegracefinishaccomplishmentfinessesubtletydistinctiontastecultivationculturepolitenesscivilitygentilitybreedingcourtesycourteousness(good) mannersinformal:classhumorous:couth

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French poliss-, lengthened stem of polir ‘to polish’, from Latin polire.

   Derivatives

   • 1. polishable adjective
   • 2. polisher noun

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   What language is spoken in Poland?

   • Polish is the language spoken in Poland. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Polish is a substance that you put on the surface of an object in order to clean it, protect it, and make it shine. The still air smelt faintly of furniture polish. ...soap powders, detergents, and polishes.

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   What does Polish mean?

   • The meaning of POLISH is to make smooth and glossy usually by friction : burnish. How to use polish in a sentence.

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   What is the purpose of Polish?

   • Polish is a substance that you put on the surface of an object in order to clean it, protect it, and make it shine. Use polish to clean the counter. The polish makes the floor shiny. This polish will clean and protect wooden furniture. Collins COBUILD Key Words for Hospitality.

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   Is Polish a noun or a figurative word?

   • Polish is also a noun, meaning either the spray you use to shine up your furniture or the shininess itself: "The polish on that desk is unbelievable — I can almost see my reflection in it!" There is also a figurative kind of polish, a sort of elegance or clarity you might see in well-edited writing or a fashionable woman sliding into a taxi.

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   to make smooth and glossy, especially by rubbing or friction: to polish a brass doorknob. Synonyms: smooth, buff, burnish, brighten, shine. to render finished, refined, or elegant: His speech needs polishing.

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   Polish can be an adjective, a noun, or a verb with different meanings. It can refer to Poland, its people, language, or culture; a substance to make something smooth and shiny; or a skill to improve something.

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   Polish (endonym: język polski, [ˈjɛ̃zɨk ˈpɔlskʲi] ⓘ, polszczyzna [pɔlˈʂt͡ʂɨzna] ⓘ or simply polski, [ˈpɔlskʲi] ⓘ) is a West Slavic language of the Lechitic group within the Indo-European language family written in the Latin script.

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    When you polish something, you rub and buff it until it shines. You might need to polish your reading glasses from time to time. You might polish your wooden coffee table with a cloth or polish beach stones until they gleam.