Polish word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "polish" word
[noun] the Slavic language of Poland
[noun] 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
[noun] a preparation used in polishing
[adjective] of or relating to Poland or its people or culture; "Polish sausage"
[verb] bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state; "polish your social manners"
[verb] improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; "refine one's style of writing"
[verb] (of surfaces) make shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes"
\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.
Synonyms for polish
brush up, burnish, cultivation, culture, down, fine-tune, finish, gloss, glossiness, polish up, refine, refinement, round, round off, shine, smooth, smoothen
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 |
Related terms: acculturation, chastity, civilizedness, consume, correct, end, fluency, glaze, gloss, grace, graciousness, nail file, nicety, perspicuity, pumice stone, repair, shoe polish, sleeker, slicker, sparkle, terseness, wolf down
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Let's analyse "polish" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: HSILOP. Average typing speed for these characters is 1680 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
polish: 6 + 9 = 15, reduced: 6 . and the final result is Six. |
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