polish

  • 1Polish — (pronounced IPA| [ˈpoʊlɪʃ] ) may refer to:* Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland * Polish (chicken) * Kielbasa, Polish sausage **Maxwell Street Polish, Polish sausage sandwich… …

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  • 2polish — ⇒POLISH, subst. masc. ,,Produit d entretien consistant en une émission dans de l eau soit de savons et d huiles, soit d un mélange de cires ou de silicones (GDEL). Betty m attendait. Elle était assise sur le capot comme dans les années cinquante… …

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  • 3polish — [päl′ish] vt. [ME polischen < inflected stem of OFr polir < L polire, to polish, prob. < IE base * pel , to drive, impel > FELT1] 1. a) to smooth and brighten, as by rubbing b) to coat with polish, wax, etc. and make bright or glossy… …

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  • 4Polish — 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 …

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  • 5polish — [n1] shine, brightness brilliance, burnish, finish, glaze, glint, gloss, luster, sheen, smoothness, sparkle, varnish, veneer, wax; concepts 492,611,620 Ant. dullness polish [n2] cultivated look, performance breeding, class, cultivation, culture,… …

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  • 6Polish — Pol ish, n. 1. A smooth, glossy surface, usually produced by friction; a gloss or luster. [1913 Webster] Another prism of clearer glass and better polish. Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster] 2. Anything used to produce a gloss. [1913 Webster] 3. Fig.:… …

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  • 7polish up on — polish up or polish up on To work at or study in order to improve • • • Main Entry: ↑polish …

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  • 8polish — ► VERB 1) make smooth and shiny by rubbing. 2) improve or refine. 3) (polish off) finish or consume quickly. ► NOUN 1) a substance used to make something smooth and shiny when rubbed in. 2) an act of polishing …

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  • 9Polish — 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. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 10Polish — Pol ish, a. [From {Pole} a Polander.] Of or pertaining to Poland or its inhabitants. n. The language of the Poles. [1913 Webster] …

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