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polish
1[ pol-ish ]
verb (used with object)
- to make smooth and glossy, especially by rubbing or friction:
to polish a brass doorknob.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- to render finished, refined, or elegant:
His speech needs polishing.
verb (used without object)
- to become smooth and glossy through polishing:
a flooring that polishes easily.
- Archaic. to become refined or elegant.
noun
- a substance used to give smoothness or gloss:
shoe polish.
- the act of polishing.
- state of being polished.
- smoothness and gloss of surface.
Synonyms: ,
- superiority of manner or execution; refinement; elegance:
the polish of a professional singer.
verb phrase
- to improve; refine:
She took lessons to polish up her speech.
- Informal.
- to finish or dispose of quickly:
They polished off a gallon of ice cream between them.
- to subdue or get rid of someone:
The fighter polished off his opponent in the first round.
Polish
2[ poh-lish ]
adjective
- of, relating to, or characteristic of Poland, its inhabitants, or their language.
noun
- a Slavic language, the principal language of Poland. : Pol
Polish
1/ ˈəʊɪʃ /
adjective
- of, relating to, or characteristic of Poland, its people, or their language
noun
- the official language of Poland, belonging to the West Slavonic branch of the Indo-European family
polish
2/ ˈɒɪʃ /
verb
- to make or become smooth and shiny by rubbing, esp with wax or an abrasive
- tr to make perfect or complete
- to make or become elegant or refined
noun
- a finish or gloss
- the act of polishing or the condition of having been polished
- a substance used to produce a smooth and shiny, often protective surface
- elegance or refinement, esp in style, manner, etc
Derived Forms
- ˈDZ, noun
- ˈDZ, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- DZi· noun
- ·DZi verb (used with object)
- t·DZi verb (used with object)
- v·DZi verb (used with object)
- ·DZi noun verb (used with object)
- ·DZi verb noun
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of polish1
Idioms and Phrases
- spit and polish
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
“Nothing is polished about it, it’s super raw and really electric in a way that not only I’ve missed, but I think everyone has missed.”
John Heitmann, a University of Dayton professor and automobile historian who, in his free time, likes to polish his 1982 Mercedes SL, said that tariffs will have an existential, as well as an economic, impact.
Although officially banned for human consumption by the FDA, poppers have been sold openly in thumb-sized bottles marketed — with a wink and a nod — as nail polish remover, liquid incense or VHS tape cleaner.
He’s proud that every knife he forges, hammers, grinds and polishes — sometimes taking him more than three days — “feels good in the hand.”
Ms Spielman accuses the education secretary of using "polished verbiage and jazz hands" when announcing policies, and claimed some policies had been "influenced by education union leaders and activists".
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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