polish

Formspolishes, polishing, polished

Pluralpolishes

1. 1
   verbtransitive

   To rub something until its surface is very smooth and shiny.

   Dad likes to polish his car on sunny afternoons.

   She polished the old spoons until they shone.

   Similarshine, buff, burnish

   Oppositetarnish, dull

2. 2
   adjective · Polish

   From Poland, or having to do with the language people speak in Poland.

   My grandmother makes Polish dumplings every Christmas.

   He studied Polish grammar for a year before his trip.

3. 3
   nouncountable or uncountable

   Something you rub onto a surface to make it clean and shiny.

   Put a little polish on a soft cloth and rub the table.

   This furniture polish smells like lemons.

4. 4
   SayPOH-lishUS/ˈpoʊlɪʃ/UK/ˈpəʊlɪʃ/

   noun · Polishuncountable

   The language people speak in Poland.

   My cousin speaks Polish at home with her parents.

   He is learning Polish before he moves to Warsaw.

5. 5
   verbtransitive

   To make something better by getting rid of its mistakes and rough parts.

   I need one more day to polish my essay.

   The team polished its plan before showing it to the boss.

   Similarrefine, perfect, improve, hone

6. 6
   nouncountable or uncountable

   A smooth, skilled quality in the way someone does or shows something.

   Her singing has a lot more polish than it did last year.

   The show was fun, but it lacked polish.

   Similarfinesse, refinement, sophistication, elegance

7. 7
   nouncountable or uncountable

   The clean, smooth shine that a surface has.

   The old table still has a nice polish.

   He rubbed the car until it had a deep polish.

   Similarshine, sheen, gloss, luster

8. 8
   verbtransitive

   To put shoe polish on your shoes.

   Grandpa polishes his work shoes every Sunday night.

   Don't forget to polish your shoes before the wedding.

   Similarshine, buff

9. 9
   verbtransitive

   To make someone or something less rough and more polite and graceful.

   Living in the city helped polish his rough manners.

   Her years abroad polished the way she spoke to people.

   Similarrefine, civilize

10. 10
    verbintransitive

    To become smooth and shiny, for example when rubbed.

    Soft metals like silver polish easily.

    The wooden handle had polished smooth from years of use.

11. 11
    SayPOH-lishUS/ˈpoʊlɪʃ/UK/ˈpəʊlɪʃ/

    noun · Polishuncountable

    A kind of chicken with a big puff of feathers on its head.

    Of all the hens in our yard, the Polish has the biggest puff of head feathers.

    She raises Polish and Silkies for chicken shows.

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