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polish

pol·ish
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pol-ish]
    • /ˈpɒl ɪʃ/
    • /ˈpɒlɪʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pol-ish]
    • /ˈpɒl ɪʃ/

Definitions of polish word

  • verb with object polish to make smooth and glossy, especially by rubbing or friction: to polish a brass doorknob. 1
  • verb with object polish to render finished, refined, or elegant: His speech needs polishing. 1
  • verb without object polish to become smooth and glossy through polishing: a flooring that polishes easily. 1
  • verb without object polish Archaic. to become refined or elegant. 1
  • noun polish a Slavic language, the principal language of Poland. Abbreviation: Pol. 1
  • adjective polish of, relating to, or characteristic of Poland, its inhabitants, or their language. 1

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Origin of polish

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English polishen < Middle French poliss-, long stem of polir < Latin polīre to polish; see -ish2

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Polish

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

polish popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

polish usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for polish

noun polish

  • abstergent — cleansing or scouring
  • adorableness — very attractive or delightful; charming: What an adorable hat!
  • aestheticism — the doctrine that aesthetic principles are of supreme importance and that works of art should be judged accordingly
  • afterglow — The afterglow is the glow that remains after a light has gone, for example after the sun has gone down.
  • afterlight — the light visible in the sky after sunset; afterglow.

verb polish

  • adjust — When you adjust to a new situation, you get used to it by changing your behaviour or your ideas.
  • bedizen — to dress or decorate gaudily or tastelessly
  • blue pencil — deletion, alteration, or censorship of the contents of a book or other work
  • blue-pencil — to alter, abridge, or cancel with or as with a pencil that has blue lead, as in editing a manuscript.
  • boil down — When you boil down a liquid or food, or when it boils down, it is boiled until there is less of it because some of the water in it has changed into steam or vapour.

Antonyms for polish

verb polish

  • begrime — to make dirty; soil
  • dulling — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
  • muddied — abounding in or covered with mud.
  • muddying — Cause to become covered in or full of mud.

Top questions with polish

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