polish

[Pol·ish]

Of or relating to Poland or its people or culture

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Of or pertaining to Poland or its inhabitants.

Noun
the property of being smooth and shiny

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

Noun
a preparation used in polishing

Verb
bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state; "polish your social manners"

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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"

Adjective
of or relating to Poland or its people or culture; "Polish sausage"

a.
Of or pertaining to Poland or its inhabitants.

n.
The language of the Poles.

v. t.
To make smooth and glossy, usually by friction; to burnish; to overspread with luster; as, to polish glass, marble, metals, etc.

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

v. i.
To become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to take a smooth and glossy surface; as, steel polishes well.

n.
A smooth, glossy surface, usually produced by friction; a gloss or luster.

n.
Anything used to produce a gloss.

n.
Fig.: Refinement; elegance of manners.

Polish

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

Polish

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.

Polish

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.

Polish

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

Another prism of clearer glass and better polish.

2. Anything used to produce a gloss. 3. Fig.: Refinement; elegance of manners.

This Roman polish and this smooth behavior.

Of or pertaining to Poland or its inhabitants.

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

To become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to take a smooth and glossy surface; as, steel polishes well.

A smooth, glossy surface, usually produced by friction; a gloss or luster.

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Usage Examples

You may choose your words like a connoisseur, And polish it up with art, But the word that sways, and stirs, and stays, Is the word that comes from the heart.

If I don't make the team out of spring training, I'll keep a good attitude. I'll just go polish up the parts of my game that made me not stay in the big leagues.

My happiest memory of childhood was my first birthday in reform school. This teacher took an interest in me. In fact, he gave me the first birthday presents I ever got: a box of Cracker Jacks and a can of ABC shoe polish.

In Hollywood today, it's cool for guys to wear nail polish and earrings in their lips and tongues. I don't get it.

The '80s were fabulous. The '90s sucked, and the '70s were just a sad, sad time in human history. Go 1980s! There's something that's just so cute about that time. And not just yellow nail polish and 'I'm a loner.'

It is good to rub and polish our brain against that of others.

I'm a mom - I'm lucky if I get to shower in the morning. Luckily, nail polish stays on my toes. I've been so bad on the upkeep, though.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

I have a sweet tooth for song and music. This is my Polish sin.

Poetic talent doesn't operate in a vacuum. There is a spirit of Polish poetry.

I know many writers who first dictate passages, then polish what they have dictated. I speak, then I polish - occasionally I do windows.

Travel and society polish one, but a rolling stone gathers no moss, and a little moss is a good thing on a man.

I belong to a nation which over the past centuries has experienced many hardships and reverses. The world reacted with silence or with mere sympathy when Polish frontiers were crossed by invading armies and the sovereign state had to succumb to brutal force.

I mean, I'm pretty good in real life, but sometimes people seem surprised that I'm like a normal teenager and wear black nail polish and I'm just a little bit more edgy than the person I play on television.

Authority without wisdom is like a heavy ax without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish.