Burnish

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To make smooth or glossy by or as if by rubbing; polish.
  • v. To rub with a tool that serves especially to smooth or polish.
  • n. A smooth glossy finish or appearance; luster.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To make smooth or shiny by rubbing; to polish; to shine.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To cause to shine; to make smooth and bright; to polish; specifically, to polish by rubbing with something hard and smooth.
  • verb-intransitive. To shine forth; to brighten; to become smooth and glossy, as from swelling or filling out; hence, to grow large.
  • n. The effect of burnishing; gloss; brightness; luster.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To cause to glow or become resplendent.
  • To polish by friction; make smooth and lustrous: as, to burnish steel.
  • To grow, as a child; thrive; flourish; become fat and sleek; hence, to become bright or brilliant; show conspicuously.
  • n. Polish; hence, gloss; brightness; luster.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. polish and make shiny
  • n. the property of being smooth and shiny
  • Verb Form
    burnished    burnishes    burnishing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    smooth    shine    smoothen    polish   
    Form
    burnished    burnishing   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    polish    brighten    gloss    brightness    luster    polis   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    furnish   
    Same Context
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