All polish synonyms
polΒ·ish
P p noun polish
- homework β schoolwork assigned to be done outside the classroom (distinguished from classwork).
- glossiness β having a shiny or lustrous surface.
- luster β a person who lusts: a luster after power.
- optimacy β Government by the nobility.
- beauty β Beauty is the state or quality of being beautiful.
- comity β mutual civility; courtesy
- exterior β Forming, situated on, or relating to the outside of something.
- mannerliness β Politeness, good manners.
- fig leaf β the leaf of a fig tree.
- glamor β the quality of fascinating, alluring, or attracting, especially by a combination of charm and good looks.
- enamel β An opaque or semitransparent glassy substance applied to metallic or other hard surfaces for ornament or as a protective coating.
- exteriority β Surface; externality.
- lacquer β a protective coating consisting of a resin, cellulose ester, or both, dissolved in a volatile solvent, sometimes with pigment added.
- adorableness β very attractive or delightful; charming: What an adorable hat!
- civilization β Civilization is the state of having an advanced level of social organization and a comfortable way of life.
- japan β a constitutional monarchy on a chain of islands off the E coast of Asia: main islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. 141,529 sq. mi. (366,560 sq. km). Capital: Tokyo. Japanese Nihon, Nippon.
- good behavior β satisfactory, proper, or polite conduct.
- composure β Composure is the appearance or feeling of calm and the ability to control your feelings.
- grace β William Russell, 1832β1904, U.S. financier and shipping magnate, born in Ireland: mayor of New York City 1880β88.
- gentility β good breeding or refinement.
verb polish
- gritted β abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- clean β Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks.
- gritting β abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- ironing β Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20Β°C. Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- edit β to supervise or direct the preparation of (a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); serve as editor of; direct the editorial policies of.
- lustered β having or finished with a luster.
- comes around β to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Come here. Don't come any closer!
- clean up β If you clean up a mess or clean up a place where there is a mess, you make things tidy and free of dirt again.
- optimise β to make as effective, perfect, or useful as possible.
- lustering β the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss: the luster of satin.
- calibrate β If you calibrate an instrument or tool, you mark or adjust it so that you can use it to measure something accurately.
- do over β Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- gussied up β dressed in a showy way
- bedizen β to dress or decorate gaudily or tastelessly
- get in with β start to associate with
- incrust β to cover or line with a crust or hard coating.
- brighten β If someone brightens or their face brightens, they suddenly look happier.
- improve β to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
- civilise β To educate or enlighten a person or people to a perceived higher standard of behaviour.
- elutriate β Separate (lighter and heavier particles in a mixture) by suspension in an upward flow of liquid or gas.
- boil down β 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.
- enameled β (US) Simple past tense and past participle of enamel.
- correct β If something is correct, it is in accordance with the facts and has no mistakes.
- blue-pencil β to alter, abridge, or cancel with or as with a pencil that has blue lead, as in editing a manuscript.
- civilize β To civilize a person or society means to educate them and improve their way of life.
- calibrated β marked with units
- optimize β to make as effective, perfect, or useful as possible.
- absterge β to wipe clean or cleanse
- brush β A brush is an object which has a large number of bristles or hairs fixed to it. You use brushes for painting, for cleaning things, and for tidying your hair.
- grind β to wear, smooth, or sharpen by abrasion or friction; whet: to grind a lens.