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v. To make smooth and shiny by rubbing or chemical action.

v. To remove the outer layers from (grains of rice) by rotation in drums.

v. To free from coarseness; refine: polish one's manners.

v. To remove flaws from; perfect or complete: polish one's piano technique; polish up the lyrics.

verb-intransitive. To become smooth or shiny by or as if by being rubbed.

verb-intransitive. To become perfect or refined.

n. Smoothness or shininess of surface or finish.

n. A substance containing chemical agents or abrasive particles and applied to smooth or shine a surface: shoe polish.

n. The act or process of polishing.

n. Elegance of style or manners; refinement.

phrasal-verb. polish off Informal To finish or dispose of quickly and easily.

n. A substance used to polish.

n. Cleanliness; smoothness, shininess.

n. Refinement; cleanliness in performance or presentation.

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

v. To refine; remove imperfections from.

v. To apply shoe polish to shoes.

v. To make smooth and glossy, usually by friction; to burnish; to overspread with luster

v. Hence, to refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or rusticity of; to make elegant and polite.

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

n. A smooth, glossy surface, usually produced by friction; a gloss or luster.

n. Anything used to produce a gloss.

n. Fig.: Refinement; elegance of manners.

To make smooth and glossy, as a surface of marble, wood, etc., whether by rubbing or by coating with varnish, etc., or in both ways.

Figuratively, to render smooth, regular, uniform, etc.; remove roughness, inelegance, etc., from; especially, to make elegant and polite.

To beat; chastise; punish.

Synonyms To burnish, furbish, brighten, rub up.

To civilize.

To become smooth; receive a gloss; take a smooth and glossy surface.

Figuratively, to become smooth, regular, uniform, elegant, or polite.

n. Smoothness of surface, produced either by friction or by the application of some varnish, or by both means combined.

n. A substance used to give smoothness or to help in giving smoothness to any surface. See French polish, varnish-polish, etc., below.

n. Smoothness; regularity; elegance; refinement; especially, elegance of style or manners.

n. A liquid application prepared by dissolving gum-shellac in alcohol, or an imitation of this. It is applied with a sponge or rag, and the surface is then rubbed very thoroughly, the operation being usually repeated two or three times.

n. The paste by which such a polish is produced.

Pertaining to Poland, a country of Europe, or to its inhabitants.

n. The language of the Poles.

n. Same as Polish checkers.

n. A highly ornamental breed of the domestic hen, characterized especially by the large globular crest, and in most varieties having also a full muff or beard.

v. bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state

n. a preparation used in polishing

v. make (a surface) shine

n. the Slavic language of Poland

v. improve or perfect by pruning or polishing

n. a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality

adj. of or relating to Poland or its people or culture

n. the property of being smooth and shiny

"Today, applying nail polish is just not enough and is far too mundane and boring."

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Kalisz    abolish    demolish   

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