vverb.contactmake (a surface) shineSynset:polish shine smooth smoothen
Examples:- shine the silver, please
- polish my shoes
Derivationally Related Form:polisherpolishingshiningpolish
Hypernyms:beautify embellish fancify prettify
Inherited Hypernyms:polishfancifybetterchange
Direct Hyponyms:SimoniseSimonizebuffburnishfurbishglosssleekslick
Entailment:rub
Full Troponyms:buffglosssimonizeslick
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something | They --- the glass tubes (apply to: shine, smooth, smoothen, polish)
vverb.changeimprove or perfect by pruning or polishingSynset:down fine-tune polish refine
Examples:- refine one's style of writing
Derivationally Related Form:refinerrefinementpolish
Hypernyms:ameliorate amend better improve meliorate
Inherited Hypernyms:polishbetterchange
Direct Hyponyms:civilisecivilizecultivateeducateover-refineoverrefineschooltrain
Full Troponyms:educateoverrefinesophisticate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody
vverb.changebring to a highly developed, finished, or refined stateSynset:brush up polish polish up round round off
Examples:- polish your social manners
Derivationally Related Form:polish
Hypernyms:hone perfect
Inherited Hypernyms:polishperfectbetterchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
adjadj.allperfected or made shiny and smoothExamples:- his polished prose
- in a freshly ironed dress and polished shoes
- freshly polished silver
Antonyms:unpolished
Inherited Hypernyms:polished
Similar to:bright burnished lustrous shining shiny finished
See also:bright
adj satadj.allshowing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experienceSynset:refined urbane
Examples:- his polished manner
- maintained an urbane tone in his letters
Antonyms:naive
Derivationally Related Form:urbanity
Inherited Hypernyms:polished
Similar to:sophisticated
adj satadj.all(of grains especially rice) having the husk or outer layers removedSynset:milled
Antonyms:unprocessed
Inherited Hypernyms:milled
Similar to:processed
adj satadj.all(of lumber or stone) to trim and smoothSynset:dressed
Antonyms:unfinished
Inherited Hypernyms:dressed
Similar to:finished