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Polish

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WordDefinition
roundnoun(physical) Of shape:
glossnoun(transitive) To give a gloss or sheen to.
smoothnounHaving a texture that lacks friction. Not rough.
downverb(comparable) From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.
burnishverb(transitive) To make (something, such as a surface) bright, shiny, and smooth by, or (by extension) as if by, rubbing; to polish, to shine.
shineverb(intransitive, copulative) To emit or reflect light so as to glow.
refinementnounThe act, or the result of refining; the removal of impurities, or a purified material
refineverb(ambitransitive) To improve in accuracy, delicacy, or excellence.
fine-tuneverb(transitive) To make small adjustments to (something) until it is optimal.
smoothenverb(transitive) To make smooth.
glossinessnounThe state of being glossy.
brush upverb(idiomatic) To review; to improve an existing but rusty or underdeveloped skill.
round offverb(mathematics, transitive, intransitive) To change (a number) to an approximation having fewer significant digits.
polish upverb(figurative) To hone (one's skills).

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WordDefinition
roundnoun(physical) Of shape:
refinementnounThe act, or the result of refining; the removal of impurities, or a purified material
refineverb(ambitransitive) To improve in accuracy, delicacy, or excellence.
round offverb(mathematics, transitive, intransitive) To change (a number) to an approximation having fewer significant digits.
fine-tuneverb(transitive) To make small adjustments to (something) until it is optimal.
brush upverb(idiomatic) To review; to improve an existing but rusty or underdeveloped skill.
burnishverb(transitive) To make (something, such as a surface) bright, shiny, and smooth by, or (by extension) as if by, rubbing; to polish, to shine.
polish upverb(figurative) To hone (one's skills).
glossinessnounThe state of being glossy.
shineverb(intransitive, copulative) To emit or reflect light so as to glow.
glossnoun(transitive) To give a gloss or sheen to.
smoothnounHaving a texture that lacks friction. Not rough.
smoothenverb(transitive) To make smooth.
downverb(comparable) From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.
polacknoun(now Canada, US now offensive slang) A Pole, or person of Polish descent.
silesianounA cultural region of Central Europe, now chiefly in Poland, with small portions in the Czech Republic and Germany, from early modernity until 1945 predominantly German-speaking with Slavic-speaking minorities (and local majorities).
polandnounA country in Central Europe. Official name: Republic of Poland. Capital and largest city: Warsaw.
warsawnounThe capital city of Poland; the capital city of Masovian Voivodeship.
zlotynounThe currency unit of Poland, divided into 100 groszy.
veneernounA thin decorative covering of fine material (usually wood) applied to coarser wood or other material.

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