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polished
pol·ished P0413100 (pŏl′ĭsht)adj.1. a. Made shiny and smooth by rubbing or chemical action.b. Naturally shiny and smooth.2. Having the husk or outer layers removed. Used of grains of rice.3. a. Refined or sophisticated: polished manners.b. Having no imperfections or errors; well-executed; flawless: gave a polished presentation to the board.polished (ˈpɒlɪʃt) adj1. accomplished: a polished actor. 2. impeccably or professionally done: a polished performance. 3. (Cookery) (of rice) having had the outer husk removed by millingpolished- facetious - Originally meant "having polished or urbane manners," and, along with sequoia, uses all five vowels.
- nitid - A word for "bright, shining, polished, glossy."
- polite - Actually meant "polished" or "burnished" when it came into English.
- urban, urbane - Urban refers to a city; urbane means polished and smooth, as in a person's demeanor.
Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | polished - perfected or made shiny and smooth; "his polished prose"; "in a freshly ironed dress and polished shoes"; "freshly polished silver"bright - emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room"unpolished - not carefully reworked or perfected or made smooth by polishing; "dull unpolished shoes" | | 2. |  polished - showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience; "his polished manner"; "maintained an urbane tone in his letters"svelte, urbane, refinedsophisticated - having or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir-faire; "sophisticated young socialites"; "a sophisticated audience"; "a sophisticated lifestyle"; "a sophisticated book" | | 3. |  polished - (of grains especially rice) having the husk or outer layers removed; "polished rice"milledprocessed - prepared or converted from a natural state by subjecting to a special process; "processed ores" | | 4. | polished - (of lumber or stone) to trim and smoothdressedfinished - (of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state; "a finished product" |
polishedadjective1. elegant, sophisticated, refined, polite, cultivated, civilized, genteel, suave, finished, urbane, courtly, well-bred He is polished, charming and articulate.
elegant unsophisticated, unrefined, inelegant, uncultivated, uncivilized2. accomplished, professional, masterly, fine, expert, outstanding, skilful, adept, impeccable, flawless, superlative, faultless a polished performance
accomplished inept, unskilled, amateurish, inexpert, unaccomplished3. shining, bright, smooth, gleaming, glossy, slippery, burnished, glassy, furbished a highly polished surface
shining dark, rough, matt, dullpolishedadjective1. Having a high, radiant sheen:glassy, gleaming, glistening, glossy, lustrous, shining, shiny.2. Characterized by discriminating taste and broad knowledge as a result of development or education:civilized, cultivated, cultured, educated, refined, urbane, well-bred.Translationspolish (ˈpoliʃ) verb1. to make smooth and shiny by rubbing. She polished her shoes. 擦亮 擦亮2. (especially with up) to improve. Polish up your English! 改善 改善 noun1. smoothness and shininess. There's a wonderful polish on this old wood. 磨光 磨光2. a kind of liquid, or other substance used to make something shiny. furniture polish; silver polish. 擦光劑 擦光剂ˈpolished adjective (negative unpolished). 磨光的 磨光的polish off to finish. She polished off the last of the ice-cream. 草草做完 草草做完
polished
polish a turdslang To make something unpleasant seem more appealing than it really is—which is often a futile effort. "Turd" is a slang term for a piece of feces. Look, man, your term paper was bad before, and all of your edits are just making it worse—polishing a turd won't make it better.See also: polish, turdpolish up1. Literally, to smoothen or shine something through the use of forceful rubbing. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "polish" and "up." I'll need to polish up my shoes before John and Sarah's wedding tomorrow. Our rings are a bit tarnished—would you mind polishing them up for us?2. To improve or refresh one's knowledge about or ability to do something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "polish" and "up." I've been polishing my Japanese up before I go to Tokyo next month. I need to polish up on factorials before attempting to teach them on Monday.3. To improve or refresh one's knowledge about or ability to do something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "polish" and "up." I've been polishing my Japanese up before I go to Tokyo next month. I need to polish up on factorials before attempting to teach them on Monday.4. To improve or refine the appearance something. I've been hearing rumors that there are going to be company-wide layoffs soon. Better start polishing up my résumé. We need to polish up this old house before any prospective buyers get here.See also: polish, upget (one's) knob polishedvulgar slang To have sex or receive oral sex. Typically said of a male ("knob" is a vulgar slang term for the penis). If Brett didn't come home last night, I bet it's because he got his knob polished.See also: get, knob, polishedpolish something upto rub something until it shines. Polish the silver up and make it look nice and shiny. If you will polish up the silver, I will put it away.See also: polish, uppolish upv.1. To make something smooth and shiny by rubbing or chemical action: The jeweler polished up the stones and made them into a necklace. She cleaned the mud off her shoes and polished them up.2. To improve one's knowledge of something, especially through study and practice: I've been polishing up on my Spanish because I'm going to Mexico. My dancing skills weren't that good, so I took a class to polish them up.3. To improve or refine something: The mayor tried to polish up his image after the scandal. The manuscript is good, but you need to polish it up if you want it to be published.See also: polish, upget one’s knob polished tv. to copulate or otherwise have sex. (Refers to a male. Usually objectionable.) Man, if you want to get your knob polished, just let me know. I got girls! I got girls you wouldn’t believe! See also: get, knob, polishedpolished (up) mod. alcohol intoxicated. (see also waxed.) How much of that do I have to drink to get good and polished? See also: polished, uppolished verbSee polished upEncyclopediaSeePolishMedicalSeepolishpolished
Synonyms for polishedadj elegantSynonyms- elegant
- sophisticated
- refined
- polite
- cultivated
- civilized
- genteel
- suave
- finished
- urbane
- courtly
- well-bred
Antonyms- unsophisticated
- unrefined
- inelegant
- uncultivated
- uncivilized
adj accomplishedSynonyms- accomplished
- professional
- masterly
- fine
- expert
- outstanding
- skilful
- adept
- impeccable
- flawless
- superlative
- faultless
Antonyms- inept
- unskilled
- amateurish
- inexpert
- unaccomplished
adj shiningSynonyms- shining
- bright
- smooth
- gleaming
- glossy
- slippery
- burnished
- glassy
- furbished
AntonymsSynonyms for polishedadj having a high, radiant sheenSynonyms- glassy
- gleaming
- glistening
- glossy
- lustrous
- shining
- shiny
adj characterized by discriminating taste and broad knowledge as a result of development or educationSynonyms- civilized
- cultivated
- cultured
- educated
- refined
- urbane
- well-bred
Synonyms for polishedadj perfected or made shiny and smoothRelated WordsAntonymsadj showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experienceSynonymsRelated Wordsadj (of grains especially rice) having the husk or outer layers removedSynonymsRelated Wordsadj (of lumber or stone) to trim and smoothSynonymsRelated Words |