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Synonyms for polish
ˈpɒl ɪʃpol·ish

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Wiktionary0.0 / 0 votes

  1. polishnoun

    Of, from or native to Poland, or relating to the Polish language.

    He polished up the chrome until it gleamed.

    Synonyms:
    wax

  2. polishnoun

    To apply shoe polish to shoes.

    The lecturer showed a lot of polish at his last talk.

    Synonyms:
    refinement, panache, elegance, style, class, hone, refine, perfect

  3. polishverb

    Synonyms:
    smoothness, shine, finish, shininess, sheen

  4. polishverb

    Synonyms:
    shine, bone, smooth

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. polish

    Synonyms:
    burnish, furbish, levigate, brighten, refine, make glossy

    Antonyms:
    abrade, scratch

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. polish, gloss, glossiness, burnishnoun

    the property of being smooth and shiny

    Synonyms:
    burnish, culture, semblance, rubric, colour, glossiness, cultivation, gloss, color, finish, refinement, glossary

  2. polish, refinement, culture, cultivation, finishnoun

    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

    Synonyms:
    purification, goal, acculturation, refinement, shade, last, finish, culture, ending, coating, glossiness, cultivation, nuance, nicety, destination, civilization, finis, finishing, refining, stopping point, civilisation, elaboration, subtlety, close, gloss, conclusion, burnish, finale

  3. polishnoun

    a preparation used in polishing

    Synonyms:
    gloss, refinement, culture, glossiness, finish, burnish, cultivation

  4. Polishadjective

    the Slavic language of Poland

    Synonyms:
    gloss, refinement, culture, glossiness, finish, burnish, cultivation

  5. Polishverb

    of or relating to Poland or its people or culture

    "Polish sausage"

  6. polish, smooth, smoothen, shineverb

    make (a surface) shine

    "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes"

    Synonyms:
    smooth, shine, polish up, smoothen, strike, reflect, glow, gleam, down, beam, fine-tune, glitter, brush up, refine, radiate, glint, fall, glisten, smooth out, round, round off

  7. polish, refine, fine-tune, downverb

    improve or perfect by pruning or polishing

    "refine one's style of writing"

    Synonyms:
    land, push down, pull down, polish up, round off, down, go through, elaborate, belt down, rarify, drink down, round, shoot down, cut down, complicate, kill, toss off, smoothen, calibrate, bolt down, rectify, shine, brush up, graduate, tweak, pour down, smooth, pop, devour, fine-tune, knock down, consume, refine

  8. polish, round, round off, polish up, brush upverb

    bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state

    "polish your social manners"

    Synonyms:
    refresh, smooth, shine, polish up, round out, smoothen, snipe, lash out, assail, fill out, down, fine-tune, assault, labialise, brush up, attack, labialize, refine, round down, flesh out, review, round, round off

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. polishverb

    Synonyms:
    burnish, furbish, rub up, brighten, make glossy

  2. polishverb

    Synonyms:
    refine, civilize

  3. polishnoun

    Synonyms:
    lustre, brightness, brilliance, brilliancy, splendor

  4. polishnoun

    Synonyms:
    grace, refinement, accomplishment, elegance

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. polishnoun

    Synonyms:
    gloss, luster, sheen, glaze, glazing, courtliness, refinement

  2. polishverb

    Synonyms:
    burnish, furbish

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How to use polish in a sentence?

  1. Dave Durenberger:

    If there is a smudge on the Seal of the United States Senate, or on the Star of the North, as we like to call our state, I will work my hardest to polish both back to brightness.

  2. Marcin Zaborowski:

    Catholic ChurchThe Catholic Church is part and parcel of Polish politics, the current government will find it difficult to distance itself from the Catholic ChurchThe Catholic Church.

  3. Bartosz Kownacki:

    I can't say that the final assessment of the ... negotiations will be negative, but considering how big the differences are, it is very likely that an agreement will not be reached, we are not allergic to the French, but to not utilising the capacity of the Polish (defence) industry.

  4. Neil Postman:

    Because he did not have time to read every new book in his field, the great Polish anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski used a simple and efficient method of deciding which ones were worth his attention: Upon receiving a new book, he immediately checked the index to see if his name was cited, and how often. The more "Malinowski" the more compelling the book. No "Malinowski," and he doubted the subject of the book was anthropology at all.

  5. Gregory Meeks:

    We completely filled our plane, because we wanted to make sure that – number one, we wanted to say thank you to the Polish people, the humanitarian concerns that they have had wreaked on them – now they’re able to help someone else.


Translations for polish

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  • لمع, البولندية ، مدغشقر 2005Arabic
  • leštit, leštidloCzech
  • pudse, glathed, glatte, politur, glans, elegance, pudsecreme, forfinelse, polere, blankeDanish
  • perfektionieren, wichsen, Politur, Glanz, polieren, polnisch German
  • Πολωνικά Greek
  • poluri, polurilo, poluroEsperanto
  • pulir, acicalar, polaco Spanish
  • پولیش کردن, پولیشPersian
  • kiillotusaine, tyyli, hioa, kehittää, puunata, [[kiillottaa]] [[kenkiä]], kiillote, selkeys, kiillottaa, parannella, kiilto, tasaisuus, lankata, viimeistelyFinnish
  • vernis, polir, polonais French
  • lìomhScottish Gaelic
  • políroz, kifényesítHungarian
  • lustrar, lisiar, polir, furbirInterlingua
  • PolandiaIndonesian
  • cirajizar, briligar, polisarIdo
  • lustrare, brillantare, lucidare, levigatezza, cera, raffinatezza, lucidità, levigare, lucentezza, brillantezza, lucido, perfezionare, smussare, polacco Italian
  • 磨く, 光沢, つや, 清潔, 艶, 平ら, 綺麗, 輝き, 研ぐ, 清らか, 洗練する, 洗練, 研磨剤, 平坦Japanese
  • 닥다Korean
  • PoloniaeLatin
  • whakapiata, whakamahine, whakamaheniMāori
  • polijsten, glans, oppoetsen, poetsmiddel, poetsen, poetsDutch
  • pusseNorwegian
  • náyiishį́į́hNavajo, Navaho
  • połysk, polerować, wygładzać, polski Polish
  • polir, polimento, polonês Portuguese
  • полировать, шлифовать, польский Russian
  • glans, polityr, finess, polera, putsa, polish, polermedel, putsmedelSwedish
  • 波蘭Chinese

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