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   Pol·ish

   /ˈpäliSH/

   

   verb

   • 1. make the surface of (something) smooth and shiny by rubbing it: "she unloaded the dishwasher and polished the glasses" 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 uprevisecopyeditcorrectemendrewriterephraserescriptgo overtouch upfinish offinformal:clean up

   noun

   • 1. a substance used to give something a smooth and shiny surface when rubbed in: "furniture polish" Similar waxvarnishglazelacquerenameljapanshellac
   • ▪ an act of rubbing something to give it a shiny surface: "I could give the cabinet a polish"
   • ▪ smoothness or glossiness produced by rubbing or friction: "the machine refines the shape of the stone and gives it polish" Similar shineglosslustersheensparklepatinafinishsmoothness
   • ▪ 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 does Polish mean?

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   What is a Polish & how do you use it?

   • 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.

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   What is the plural of Polish?

   • (countable and uncountable, plural polishes) A substance used to polish. Cleanliness; smoothness, shininess. Refinement; cleanliness in performance or presentation.

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   What does it mean if you put Polish on furniture?

   • 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 smelled faintly of furniture polish. If you polish something, you put polish on it or rub it with a cloth to make it shine. Each morning he shaved and polished his shoes.

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   DEFINE translate: definiować, określać, zarysować, wyznaczać, definiować. Learn more in the Cambridge English-Polish Dictionary.

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   5 days ago · b. to coat with polish, wax, etc. and make bright or glossy. 2. to improve or refine (someone or someone's manners, appearance, etc.) as by removing crudeness or vulgarity. 3. to complete or embellish (a piece of writing, etc.); finish; perfect. verb intransitive. 4. to take a polish; become glossy, elegant, or refined.

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   From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English polish pol‧ish 1 / ˈpɒlɪʃ $ ˈpɑː-/ S3 verb [transitive] 1 CLEAN to make something smooth, bright, and shiny by rubbing it I spent all afternoon polishing the silver. polish something with something Polish the lenses with a piece of tissue. 2 to improve a piece of writing, a speech etc by ...

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