polish

1. Of or relating to Poland or its people or culture (synset 302972803)
   "Polish sausage"

1. The property of being smooth and shiny (synset 104962337)
   is a type of:

   • smoothness - a texture without roughness; smooth to the touch
   • effulgence, radiance, radiancy, refulgence, refulgency, shine - the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
   subtypes:

   • french polish - the glaze produced by repeated applications of French polish shellac
   • glaze - a glossy finish on a fabric
   same as: burnish, gloss, glossiness
2. A highly developed state of perfection;
   Having a flawless or impeccable quality (synset 114483408)
   "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"
   is a type of: flawlessness, ne plus ultra, perfection - the state of being without a flaw or defect
   same as: cultivation, culture, finish, refinement
3. A preparation used in polishing (synset 115020587)
   is a type of: formulation, preparation - a substance prepared according to a formula
   subtypes:

   • blacking, shoe polish - a substance used to produce a shiny protective surface on footwear
   • simoniz - a brand of car polish
4. The Slavic language of Poland (synset 106957482)
   is a type of: slavic, slavic language, slavonic, slavonic language - a branch of the Indo-European family of languages

1. Make (a surface) shine (synset 201248201)
   "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes"
   entail: rub - move over something with pressure
   is a type of: beautify, embellish, fancify, prettify - make more beautiful
   subtypes:

   • simonise, simonize - polish with wax
   • sleek, slick - make slick or smooth
   • buff, burnish, furbish - polish and make shiny
   • gloss - give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing
   same as: shine, smooth, smoothen
2. Improve or perfect by pruning or polishing (synset 200474948)
   "refine one's style of writing"
   is a type of: ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate - to make better
   subtypes:

   • over-refine, overrefine - refine too much or with excess of subtlety
   • civilise, civilize, cultivate, educate, school, train - teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
   same as: down, fine-tune, refine
3. Bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state (synset 200474730)
   "polish your social manners"
   is a type of: hone, perfect - make perfect or complete
   same as: brush up, polish up, round, round off

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