BURNISH
\bˈɜːnɪʃ], \bˈɜːnɪʃ], \b_ˈɜː_n_ɪ_ʃ]\
Definitions of BURNISH
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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polish and make shiny; "buff the wooden floors"; "buff my shoes"
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the property of being smooth and shiny
By Princeton University
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polish and make shiny; "buff the wooden floors"; "buff my shoes"
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the property of being smooth and shiny
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To shine forth; to brighten; to become smooth and glossy, as from swelling or filling out; hence, to grow large.
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The effect of burnishing; gloss; brightness; luster.
By Oddity Software
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To shine forth; to brighten; to become smooth and glossy, as from swelling or filling out; hence, to grow large.
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The effect of burnishing; gloss; brightness; luster.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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