Posishnoun
Short for position.
Polishnoun
A substance used to polish.
‘A good silver polish will remove tarnish easily.’;
Posishnoun
Position, situation.
Polishnoun
Cleanliness; smoothness, shininess.
‘The floor was waxed to a high polish.’;
Polishnoun
Refinement; cleanliness in performance or presentation.
‘The lecturer showed a lot of polish at his last talk.’;
Polishverb
(transitive) To shine; to make a surface very smooth or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding.
‘He polished up the chrome until it gleamed.’;
Polishverb
(transitive) To refine; remove imperfections from.
‘The band has polished its performance since the last concert.’;
Polishverb
(transitive) To apply shoe polish to shoes.
Polishverb
(intransitive) To become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to take a smooth and glossy surface.
‘Steel polishes well.’;
Polishverb
(transitive) To refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or rusticity of; to make elegant and polite.
Polishadjective
Of or pertaining to Poland or its inhabitants.
Polishverb
To make smooth and glossy, usually by friction; to burnish; to overspread with luster; as, to polish glass, marble, metals, etc.
Polishverb
Hence, to refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or rusticity of; to make elegant and polite; as, to polish life or manners.
Polishverb
To become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to take a smooth and glossy surface; as, steel polishes well.
Polishnoun
A smooth, glossy surface, usually produced by friction; a gloss or luster.
‘Another prism of clearer glass and better polish.’;
Polishnoun
Anything used to produce a gloss.
Polishnoun
Fig.: Refinement; elegance of manners.
‘This Roman polish and this smooth behavior.’;
Polishnoun
the property of being smooth and shiny
Polishnoun
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’;
Polishnoun
a preparation used in polishing
Polishnoun
the Slavic language of Poland
Polishverb
(of surfaces) make shine;
‘shine the silver, please’; ‘polish my shoes’;
Polishverb
improve or perfect by pruning or polishing;
‘refine one's style of writing’;
Polishverb
bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state;
‘polish your social manners’;
Polishadjective
of or relating to Poland or its people or culture;
‘Polish sausage’;
