Definitions for polish
ˈpɒl ɪʃpol·ish

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

1. polish, gloss, glossiness, burnish(noun)

   the property of being smooth and shiny

2. polish, refinement, culture, cultivation, finish(noun)

   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. polish(noun)

   a preparation used in polishing

4. Polish(adj)

   the Slavic language of Poland

5. Polish(verb)

   of or relating to Poland or its people or culture

   "Polish sausage"

6. polish, smooth, smoothen, shine(verb)

   make (a surface) shine

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

7. polish, refine, fine-tune, down(verb)

   improve or perfect by pruning or polishing

   "refine one's style of writing"

8. polish, round, round off, polish up, brush up(verb)

   bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state

   "polish your social manners"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Polish(Adjective)

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

2. Polish(ProperNoun)

   The language spoken in Poland.

3. polish(Noun)

   A substance used to polish.

   A good silver polish will remove tarnish easily.

4. polish(Noun)

   Cleanliness; smoothness, shininess.

   The floor was waxed to a high polish.

5. polish(Noun)

   Refinement; cleanliness in performance or presentation.

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

6. polish(Verb)

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

   He polished up the chrome until it gleamed.

7. polish(Verb)

   To refine; remove imperfections from.

   The band has polished its performance since the last concert.

8. polish(Verb)

   To apply shoe polish to shoes.

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

1. Polish(adj)

   of or pertaining to Poland or its inhabitants

   Etymology: [From Pole a Polander.]

2. Polish(noun)

   the language of the Poles

   Etymology: [From Pole a Polander.]

3. Polish(verb)

   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. Polish(verb)

   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. Polish(verb)

   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. Polish(noun)

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

   Etymology: [From Pole a Polander.]

7. Polish(noun)

   anything used to produce a gloss

   Etymology: [From Pole a Polander.]

8. Polish(noun)

   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.]

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

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

How to pronounce polish?

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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. Tomasz Sekielski:

   This film has been like a shock to Polish society and has managed to create real social awareness of a subject that has been very taboo in Poland.

2. Peter Hiscock:

   This fragment is small, but it’s very distinctive, it has a smooth surface, a high polish, that doesn’t occur naturally. It doesn’t occur by accident. Someone has to sit and grind the edge in order to make an axe.

3. Beata Szydlo:

   The Polish government will never allow for anyone to impose their will on Poles, i am the prime minister of the Polish government, and my compatriots' opinion is and always will be supreme. I am a European, but above all I am a Pole.

4. Iris Petsa:

   The Commission decided to contact the Polish authorities to make sure that the proposed interventions are in line with European Union law law. Based on the replies received yesterday from the Polish, The Commission will decide on any further steps.

5. Deputy Defence Minister Czeslaw Mroczek:

   We are planning to complete the procedure of choosing a supplier of attack helicopters for the Polish army by the end of the year.

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