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Polishes

A substance used to polish.

📖 Definitions of "Polishes"

noun
  1. 1

    A substance used to polish.

    "A good silver polish will remove tarnish easily."

  2. 2

    Cleanliness; smoothness, shininess.

    "The floor was waxed to a high polish."

  3. 3

    Refinement; cleanliness in performance or presentation.

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

verb
  1. 1

    To shine; to make a surface very smooth or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding.

    "He polished up the chrome until it gleamed."

  2. 2

    To refine; remove imperfections from.

    "The band has polished its performance since the last concert."

  3. 3

    To apply shoe polish to shoes.

  4. 4

    To become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to take a smooth and glossy surface.

    "Steel polishes well."

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