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Polish

Polish Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Polish? [n] the property of being smooth and shiny [n] the Slavic language of Poland [n] a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality; "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"--Joseph Conrad [n] a preparation used in polishing [adj] of or relating to Poland or its people or culture; "Polish sausage" [v] bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state; "polish your social manners" [v] improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; "refine one's style of writing" [v] (of surfaces) make shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Polish: brush up \| burnish \| cultivation \| culture \| down \| fine-tune \| finish \| gloss \| glossiness \| polish up \| refine \| refinement \| round \| round off \| shine \| smooth \| smoothen Related Terms \| Find terms related to Polish: abradant \| abrasive \| acculturation \| acquired taste \| aluminum oxide \| ameliorate \| appreciation of excellence \| appropriateness \| Atticism \| auto polish \| beautify \| better \| breeding \| brighten \| brighten up \| brightness \| brilliance \| brush up \| buff \| bump off \| burnish \| chasteness \| chastity \| choiceness \| civility \| civilization \| civilized taste \| civilizedness \| clarity \| classicalism \| classicism \| clean \| clearness \| colcothar \| comeliness \| con \| conclude \| consume \| correct \| correctness \| corundum \| crocus \| cultivate \| cultivated taste \| cultivation \| culture \| daintiness \| delicacy \| destroy \| develop \| dignity \| directness \| discrimination \| dispatch \| dispose of \| distinction \| do away with \| do in \| dress \| ease \| eat \| education \| elaborate \| elegance \| elegancy \| eliminate \| embellish \| emend \| emery \| emery board \| emery paper \| enculturation \| end \| enhance \| enlightenment \| evolve \| excellence \| fastidiousness \| felicitousness \| felicity \| file \| finesse \| finish \| fittingness \| fix \| flow \| flowing periods \| fluency \| freshen \| furbish \| furbish up \| garnet \| genteelness \| gentility \| gentlemanlikeness \| gentlemanliness \| gentleness \| glance \| glaze \| gleam \| glint \| gloss \| glow \| good breeding \| good taste \| grace \| gracefulness \| gracility \| graciosity \| graciousness \| improve \| kill \| ladylikeness \| lawn-roller \| learn \| limpidity \| liquidate \| lucidity \| luster \| mature \| mend \| murder \| nail file \| naturalness \| neatness \| niceness \| nicety \| oil \| patina \| pellucidity \| perfect \| perspicuity \| plainness \| polish off \| polish up \| polishes \| propriety \| pumice \| pumice stone \| purity \| put away \| quality \| radiance \| rasp \| refine \| refinement \| renovate \| repair \| restraint \| retouch \| review \| revive \| ripen \| roller \| rottenstone \| rouge \| round \| rub \| rub out \| rub up \| sand \| sandblast \| sandpaper \| scour \| scrub \| season \| seemliness \| sheen \| shine \| shoe polish \| silicon carbide \| silver polish \| simplicity \| slay \| sleek \| sleeker \| slick \| slick down \| slicker \| smooth \| smoother \| smoothness \| socialization \| sophistication \| sparkle \| spruce \| spruce up \| straightforwardness \| study \| subtlety \| taste \| tastefulness \| terminate \| terseness \| tone up \| touch up \| unaffectedness \| vamp \| vamp up \| varnish \| wax \| wolf down See Also \| ameliorate \| amend \| beautify \| better \| blacking \| buff \| burnish \| civilise \| civilize \| cultivate \| educate \| effulgence \| embellish \| flawlessness \| flush \| formulation \| French polish \| furbish \| glaze \| gloss \| hone \| improve \| meliorate \| ne plus ultra \| perfect \| perfection \| preparation \| prettify \| radiance \| radiancy \| refulgence \| refulgency \| rub \| school \| shine \| shoe polish \| Simoniz \| Simonize \| Slavic \| Slavic language \| Slavonic \| Slavonic language \| sleek \| slick \| smoothness \| train Polish In Webster's Dictionary \Pol"ish\, a. [From {Pole} a Polander.] Of or pertaining to Poland or its inhabitants. -- n. The language of the Poles. \Pol"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Polished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Polishing}.] [F. polir, L. polire. Cf. {Polite}, {-ish}] 1. To make smooth and glossy, usually by friction; to burnish; to overspread with luster; as, to polish glass, marble, metals, etc. 2. Hence, to refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or rusticity of; to make elegant and polite; as, to polish life or manners. --Milton. {To polish off}, to finish completely, as an adversary. [Slang] --W. H. Russell. \Pol"ish\, v. i. To become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to take a smooth and glossy surface; as, steel polishes well. --Bacon. \Pol"ish\, n. 1. A smooth, glossy surface, usually produced by friction; a gloss or luster. Another prism of clearer glass and better polish. --Sir I. Newton. 2. Anything used to produce a gloss. 3. Fig.: Refinement; elegance of manners. This Roman polish and this smooth behavior. --Addison.

Polish Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Polish?

[n] the property of being smooth and shiny
[n] the Slavic language of Poland
[n] a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality; "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"--Joseph Conrad
[n] a preparation used in polishing
[adj] of or relating to Poland or its people or culture; "Polish sausage"
[v] bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state; "polish your social manners"
[v] improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; "refine one's style of writing"
[v] (of surfaces) make shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes"

Polish In Webster's Dictionary

\Pol"ish\, a. [From {Pole} a Polander.]
Of or pertaining to Poland or its inhabitants. -- n. The
language of the Poles.


\Pol"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Polished}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Polishing}.] [F. polir, L. polire. Cf. {Polite}, {-ish}]
1. To make smooth and glossy, usually by friction; to
   burnish; to overspread with luster; as, to polish glass,
   marble, metals, etc.

2. Hence, to refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or
   rusticity of; to make elegant and polite; as, to polish
   life or manners. --Milton.

{To polish off}, to finish completely, as an adversary.
   [Slang] --W. H. Russell.


\Pol"ish\, v. i.
To become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to
take a smooth and glossy surface; as, steel polishes well.
--Bacon.


\Pol"ish\, n.
1. A smooth, glossy surface, usually produced by friction; a
   gloss or luster.

         Another prism of clearer glass and better polish.
                                               --Sir I.
                                               Newton.

2. Anything used to produce a gloss.

3. Fig.: Refinement; elegance of manners.

         This Roman polish and this smooth behavior.
                                               --Addison.

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