Wordnet Dictionary

Welcome

Wordnet Dictionary
Noun polishing has 1 sense
  1. shining, polishing - the work of making something shine by polishing it; "the shining of shoes provided a meager living"
    --1 is a kind of work
    --1 has particulars: shoeshine
    Derived form: verb polish1
,Verb polish has 3 senses
  1. polish, smooth, smoothen, shine - (of surfaces) make shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes"
    --1 is one way to beautify, embellish, prettify
    Derived forms: noun polish3, noun polish1, noun polisher1, noun polishing1
    Sample sentence:
    They polish the glass tubes
  2. polish, refine, fine-tune, down - improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; "refine one's style of writing"
    --2 is one way to better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
    Derived form: noun polish2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
  3. polish, round, round off, polish up, brush up - bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state; "polish your social manners"
    --3 is one way to perfect, hone
    Derived form: noun polish2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
,
TOP