polishing

Pluralpolishings (some meanings)

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle of polish. Use this form for an action happening right now.

   She is polishing her shoes before the wedding.

   He kept polishing the old table until it shone.

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2. 2
   noununcountablenoun from verb

   Noun form of polish: the act of making something smooth and shiny.

   The polishing of the silverware took all afternoon.

   Regular polishing keeps the wooden floor looking new.

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3. 3
   adjective

   Used for making a surface smooth and shiny.

   Like a cloth you rub on glasses to make them clear.

   He bought a soft polishing cloth for his glasses.

   The polishing pad made the car's paint bright again.

4. 4
   adjective

   Used for improving something and making it better.

   She gave the report a polishing read to fix the rough parts.

   A short polishing class helped them improve their speaking.

5. 5
   nounusually plural

   A food substance taken from rice that has been only partly milled.

   Like the fine powder left behind when you grind grain.

   After milling, the leftover polishing was sold as animal feed.

   Rice polishing keeps many of the vitamins removed from white rice.

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