Definitions for Polish
ˈpɒl ɪʃPol·ish

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. polish, gloss, glossiness, burnishnoun

   the property of being smooth and shiny

2. polish, refinement, culture, cultivation, finishnoun

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

   "they performed with great polish"; "I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"; "almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"--Joseph Conrad

3. polishnoun

   a preparation used in polishing

4. Polishadjective

   the Slavic language of Poland

5. Polishverb

   of or relating to Poland or its people or culture

   "Polish sausage"

6. polish, smooth, smoothen, shineverb

   make (a surface) shine

   "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes"

7. polish, refine, fine-tune, downverb

   improve or perfect by pruning or polishing

   "refine one's style of writing"

8. polish, round, round off, polish up, brush upverb

   bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state

   "polish your social manners"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Polishadjective

   Of, from or native to Poland, or relating to the Polish language.

2. Polishnoun

   The language spoken in Poland.

3. polishnoun

   A substance used to polish.

   A good silver polish will remove tarnish easily.

4. polishnoun

   Cleanliness; smoothness, shininess.

   The floor was waxed to a high polish.

5. polishnoun

   Refinement; cleanliness in performance or presentation.

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

6. polishverb

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

   He polished up the chrome until it gleamed.

7. polishverb

   To refine; remove imperfections from.

   The band has polished its performance since the last concert.

8. polishverb

   To apply shoe polish to shoes.

Webster Dictionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Polishadjective

   of or pertaining to Poland or its inhabitants

   Etymology: [From Pole a Polander.]

2. Polishnoun

   the language of the Poles

   Etymology: [From Pole a Polander.]

3. Polishverb

   to make smooth and glossy, usually by friction; to burnish; to overspread with luster; as, to polish glass, marble, metals, etc

   Etymology: [From Pole a Polander.]

4. Polishverb

   hence, to refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or rusticity of; to make elegant and polite; as, to polish life or manners

   Etymology: [From Pole a Polander.]

5. Polishverb

   to become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to take a smooth and glossy surface; as, steel polishes well

   Etymology: [From Pole a Polander.]

6. Polishnoun

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

   Etymology: [From Pole a Polander.]

7. Polishnoun

   anything used to produce a gloss

   Etymology: [From Pole a Polander.]

8. Polishnoun

   fig.: Refinement; elegance of manners

   Etymology: [From Pole a Polander.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Polish

   pō′lish, adj. relating to Poland or to its people.

2. Polish

   pol′ish, v.t. to make smooth and glossy by rubbing: to refine: to make elegant.—v.i. to become smooth and glossy.—n. a smooth, glossy surface: refinement of manners: anything used to produce a polish.—adjs. Pol′ishable; Pol′ished, made smooth by rubbing: trained to act with great fineness and exactness: refined: polite.—ns. Pol′isher, one who, or that which, polishes; Pol′ishing-paste, polishing material made in the form of paste; Pol′ishing-pow′der, polishing material made in the form of powder, as whiting, diamond-dust, &c.; Pol′ishing-slate, a mineral used for polishing glass, marble, and metals, composed chiefly of silica, with a little alumina, lime, oxide of iron, and water; Pol′ishment. [O. Fr. polir, polissant—L. polīre, to make to shine.]

Matched Categories

1. • Formulation
   • Shine
   • Smoothness

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Polish' in Adjectives Frequency: #771

How to pronounce Polish?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Polish in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Polish in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Polish in a Sentence

1. Nan Aron:

   The elite legal class has closed ranks around Gorsuch and this is just the latest example, it seems as if too many of them are too impressed by Gorsuch's personal polish and resume to see past them to how damaging his record is when it comes to the impact on everyday people.

2. Ferdinandas Petkevicius:

   The only thing we didn't do to prepare the goat for the pageant is we didn't polish its nails - because we thought of it too late.

3. Bartosz Kownacki:

   I can't say that the final assessment of the ... negotiations will be negative, but considering how big the differences are, it is very likely that an agreement will not be reached, we are not allergic to the French, but to not utilising the capacity of the Polish (defence) industry.

4. Witold Waszczykowski:

   We will sue Russia in arbitration tribunals over withholding Polish property ... so that we get Russia convicted and ordered to give us back the property.

5. Alfred E. Newman:

   We are living in a world today where lemonade is made from artificial flavors and furniture polish is made from real lemons...

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