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Pronunciation
(UK): p�'lĭsh, /�p�lɪ�/, /<tt>"pQlIS</tt>/
(US): pä'lĭsh, /�p�lɪ�/, /<tt>"pAlIS</tt>/
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Noun
en-noun|es|-

1. A substance used to polish.

#: A good silver polish will remove tarnish easily.

1. Cleanliness; smoothness, shininess.

#: The floor was waxed to a high polish.

1. Refinement; cleanliness in performance or presentation.

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

Synonyms
(substance): wax
(smoothness, shininess): finish, sheen, shine, shininess, smoothness
(cleanliness in performance or presentation): class, elegance, panache, refinement, style

Derived terms
apple-polish
depolish
French polish
furniture polish
glacial polish
nail polish
polish remover
repolish
shoe polish
spit and polish
stove polish
varnish polish

Related terms
expolish
polissoir

Translations
trans-top|substance used to polish
Danish: pudsecreme c, politur c
Dutch: poets, poetsmiddel
Esperanto: polurilo
Finnish: kiillote, kiillotusaine
French: vernis m
German: Politur f
Italian: lucido m, cera f
trans-mid
Japanese: �磨� (kenmazai)
Polish: pasta do polerowania f
Portuguese: cera (de polimento) f, graxa (footwear) f
Spanish: betún (footwear)
Swedish: polityr, polermedel, putsmedel
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trans-top|cleanliness; smoothness; shininess
Danish: glans c, glathed c
Dutch: glans m
Finnish: kiilto (shininess), tasaisuus (smoothness)
German: Glanz m
Italian: lucidità f
trans-mid
Japanese: 綺� (kirei), ��� (kiyoraka), �� (seiketsu), 平� (taira), 平� (heitan), �� (kagayaki), �� (tsuya)
Polish: Po�ysk m
Portuguese: polimento m
Swedish: polish, glans
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trans-top|cleanliness in performance or presentation
Danish: elegance c, forfinelse c
Finnish: viimeistely, selkeys, tyyli
Italian: raffinatezza f
Japanese: �練 (senren)
trans-mid
Portuguese: polimento m
Swedish: finess, polityr
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ttbc|Bulgarian: поли���а f (1), бл���к m (2), из��н�ено�� f (3)
ttbc|Persian: ج�ا (jala)
ttbc|German: Schliff m (3)
ttbc|Interlingua: cera (de polimento)
ttbc|Japanese: ��
ttbc|Romanian: past� de lustruit f
ttbc|Spanish: abrillantador
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Verb
en-verb|polishes|polishing|polished

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

#: He polished up the chrome until it gleamed.

1. transitive To refine; remove imperfections from.

#: The band has polished its performance since the last concert.

Synonyms
(make smooth or shiny): shine, smooth
(refine): hone, perfect, refine

Derived terms
interpolish
polishable
polished
polisher
polishing
polishment
polish off
polish up, polish up on
repolish<!--polish again-->
unpolish

Related terms
polishure
polite<!--derived from Latin for "polished"-->

Translations
trans-top|make a surface smooth or shiny
Arabic: Arab|��ع IPAchar|(lá�ama)
Chinese: �亮 (c�liàng)
Danish: polere, blanke, pudse (make shiny), glatte (make smooth)
Dutch: polijsten, poetsen, oppoetsen
Esperanto: poluri
Finnish: kiillottaa (make shiny), hioa (make smooth), puunata (colloquial)
French: polir
German: polieren
Hungarian: kifényesíteni, polírozni
Interlingua: polir; furbir (metal); lustrar (shoes); lisiar (= to smooth)
trans-mid
Italian: lucidare
Japanese: 磨� (migaku), �� (fuku)
Jèrriais: bliatchinner (of footwear)
Korean: �� (dakda)
Polish: polerowa�, wyg�adza�
Portuguese: polir
Russian: поли�ова�� (polirovát�) (reflective surface), �ли�ова�� (šlifovát�) (matte surface)
Spanish: pulir, acicalar
Swedish: polera, putsa
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trans-top|refine; improve imperfections from
Danish: forfine, pudse af
Dutch: oppoetsen
Finnish: hioa, parannella, kehittää
Italian: perfezionare
trans-mid
Japanese: �練�� (senrensuru)
Portuguese: polir
Swedish: polera, putsa
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ttbc|Breton: lufrañ, levnañ
ttbc|Bulgarian: изл��квам (1), �ли�овам (2)
ttbc|Catalan: polir
ttbc|German: fegen
ttbc|Persian: fa-Arab|ص��� زد� (sayqal zadan)
ttbc|Japanese: 磨� (���)
ttbc|Romanian: a lustrui
ttbc|Spanish: pulir
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