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polish
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[ adjective ] of or relating to Poland or its people or culture
Examples "Polish sausage" Used in print (Leon Uris, Mila 8....)To him , Andrei_Androfski had always been the living symbol of a Polish officer . He was a square brick of a man with a moon_round face and sunken Polish features . Related terms |
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[ verb ] improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
Examples "refine one's style of writing" Used in print (Edward Streeter, The Chairman of the Bored....)Did men become perfectionists as they grew older , polishing , polishing , reluctant to let_go ? Did men become perfectionists as they grew older , polishing , polishing , reluctant to let_go ? |
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[ noun ] the property of being smooth and shiny
Synonyms Used in print (Sallie Bingham, "Moving Day," The Atlantic...)When he was going_to town , nothing was good enough - he had cursed at Winston once for leaving a fleck of polish on his shoelace . He knew the house like a blind_man , through his fingers , and he did not like to think_of all the time and rags and polishes he had spent on keeping it up . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality
Synonyms Examples "he 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"--Conrad Used in print (Whit Masterson, Evil Come, Evil Go....)The result had nothing of the polish , pace or cohesion of the previous night . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (chemistry) a preparation used in polishing
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[ noun ] (linguistics) the Slavic language of Poland
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