Definitions for polish
ˈpɒl ɪʃpol·ish

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Polishnoun

   Etymology: poli, polissure, Fr. from the verb.

   1. Artificial gloss; brightness given by attrition.

   Not to mention what a huge column of granite cost in the quarry, only consider the great difficulty of hewing it into any form, and of giving it the due turn, proportion and polish. Joseph Addison, Remarks on Italy.

   Another prism of clearer glass and better polish seemed free from veins. Isaac Newton, Opticks.

   2. Elegance of manners.

   What are these wond’rous civilising arts,
   This Roman polish, and this smooth behaviour,
   That render man thus tractable and tame? Joseph Addison, Cato.

2. To POLISHverb

   Etymology: polio, Lat. polir, Fr.

   1. To smooth; to brighten by attrition; to gloss.

   He setteth to finish his work, and polisheth it perfectly. Eccl.

   Pygmalion, with fatal art,
   Polish’d the form that stung his heart George Granville.

   2. To make elegant of manners.

   Studious they appear
   Of arts that polish life, inventors rare. John Milton.

   Bid soft science polish Britain’s heroes. Irene.

3. To Polishverb

   To answer to the act of polishing; to receive a gloss.

   It is reported by the ancients, that there was a kind of steel, which would polish almost as white and bright as silver. Francis Bacon.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. polish

   Polish refers to a substance used to give something a smooth and shiny surface upon being rubbed in. It can also be used as a verb that means to improve or refine something by removing flaws. Further, 'Polish' can also refer to anything related to Poland, including its language, culture, or people.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Polishadjective

   of or pertaining to Poland or its inhabitants

2. Polishnoun

   the language of the Poles

3. Polishverb

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

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

5. Polishverb

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

6. Polishnoun

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

7. Polishnoun

   anything used to produce a gloss

8. Polishnoun

   fig.: Refinement; elegance of manners

9. Etymology: [From Pole a Polander.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. POLISH

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Polish is ranked #80678 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Polish surname appeared 235 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Polish.
   
   93.6% or 220 total occurrences were White.
   2.5% or 6 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.1% or 5 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say polish in sign language?

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. 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.

2. Patrick Dempsey:

   We have a polish and another rewrite to go and we’ll see where we’re at. But we are getting a lot of interest. I do feel that we have a show, we will probably do eight to 10 episodes and this is being produced with Sundance Channel. There’s been interest with other cable companies that have come in and helped co-finance.

3. Christopher Beck:

   I would put nail polish on. I could have, you know, a pair of my sister's shoes on, it was like a reset, it was like a vacation for me. So I had my vacation away from Chris.

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 Finance Minister Joerg Kukies:

   The Polish finance minister announced an absolute veto against any additional taxation of coal, the Maltese finance minister pointed out that the idea of higher taxes for flights would be against the interests of any island country such as his country.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=polish
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Polish
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=polish
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polish
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=polish
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html