POLISH


Meaning of POLISH in English

noun the language of the poles.

2. polish ·noun anything used to produce a gloss.

3. polish ·noun fig.: refinement; elegance of manners.

4. polish ·adj of or pertaining to poland or its inhabitants.

5. polish ·noun a smooth, glossy surface, usually produced by friction; a gloss or luster.

6. polish ·vi to become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to take a smooth and glossy surface; as, steel polishes well.

7. polish ·vt hence, to refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or rusticity of; to make elegant and polite; as, to polish life or manners.

8. polish ·vt to make smooth and glossy, usually by friction; to burnish; to overspread with luster; as, to polish glass, marble, metals, ·etc.

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