POLISH
\pˈɒlɪʃ], \pˈɒlɪʃ], \p_ˈɒ_l_ɪ_ʃ]\
Definitions of POLISH
- 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.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state; "polish your social manners"
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the property of being smooth and shiny
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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
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a preparation used in polishing
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of or relating to Poland or its people or culture; "Polish sausage"
By Princeton University
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bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state; "polish your social manners"
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the property of being smooth and shiny
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a preparation used in polishing
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of or relating to Poland or its people or culture; "Polish sausage"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The language of the Poles.
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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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Hence, to refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or rusticity of; to make elegant and polite; as, to polish life or manners.
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To become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to take a smooth and glossy surface; as, steel polishes well.
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A smooth, glossy surface, usually produced by friction; a gloss or luster.
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Anything used to produce a gloss.
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Fig.: Refinement; elegance of manners.
By Oddity Software
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The language of the Poles.
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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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Hence, to refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or rusticity of; to make elegant and polite; as, to polish life or manners.
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To become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to take a smooth and glossy surface; as, steel polishes well.
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A smooth, glossy surface, usually produced by friction; a gloss or luster.
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Anything used to produce a gloss.
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Fig.: Refinement; elegance of manners.
By Noah Webster.
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The language of the Poles.
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To make glossy by rubbing; make polite or refined.
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To become smooth or glossy.
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A glossy surface; a mixture for making a surface glossy; elegance of manners.
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Polisher.
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Of or pertaining to Poland, its language, or its people.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Polisher.
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Relating to Poland or its people.
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To make smooth and glossy by rubbing: to refine: to make elegant.
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To become smooth and glossy.
By Daniel Lyons
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Polisher.
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To make or become smooth or lustrous, polite, or refined.
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Smoothness or glossiness of surface; finish; varnish.
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Relating to Poland, its inhabitants, or their language.
By James Champlin Fernald
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Relating to Poland or its people.
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A smooth glossy surface; a substance to impart a polish; refinement; elegance of manners.
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The language of Poland.
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To make smooth and glossy, usually by rubbing; to refine; to wear off rudeness; to make elegant and polite.
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To become smooth, or receive a gloss.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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Of or from Poland or its people.
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A smooth glassy surface produced by friction or rubbing; artificial gloss; elegance of manners; refinement; a substance used to impart a gloss.
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To make smooth and glossy by rubbing or friction; to become smooth or glossy; to make elegant or polite; to refine.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
