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polishes
Overview of noun polish
The noun polish has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (2) polish, gloss, glossiness, burnish -- (the property of being smooth and shiny)
2. (1) polish, refinement, culture, cultivation, finish -- (a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality; "they 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"--Joseph Conrad)
3. polish -- (a preparation used in polishing)
4. Polish -- (the Slavic language of Poland)
Overview of verb polish
The verb polish has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (7) polish, smooth, smoothen, shine -- (make (a surface) shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes")
2. (3) polish, refine, fine-tune, down -- (improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; "refine one's style of writing")
3. polish, round, round off, polish up, brush up -- (bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state; "polish your social manners")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun polish
4 senses of polish
Sense 1
polish, gloss, glossiness, burnish
=> radiance, radiancy, shine, effulgence, refulgence, refulgency
=> brightness
=> light, lightness
=> visual property
=> property
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
=> smoothness
=> texture
=> tactile property, feel
=> property
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
polish, refinement, culture, cultivation, finish
=> perfection, flawlessness, ne plus ultra
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
polish
=> formulation, preparation
=> compound, chemical compound
=> substance, matter
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 4
Polish
=> Slavic, Slavic language, Slavonic, Slavonic language
=> Balto-Slavic, Balto-Slavic language, Balto-Slavonic
=> Indo-European, Indo-European language, Indo-Hittite
=> natural language, tongue
=> language, linguistic communication
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun polish
2 of 4 senses of polish
Sense 1
polish, gloss, glossiness, burnish
=> French polish
=> glaze
Sense 3
polish
=> shoe polish, blacking
=> Simoniz
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun polish
4 senses of polish
Sense 1
polish, gloss, glossiness, burnish
=> radiance, radiancy, shine, effulgence, refulgence, refulgency
=> smoothness
Sense 2
polish, refinement, culture, cultivation, finish
=> perfection, flawlessness, ne plus ultra
Sense 3
polish
=> formulation, preparation
Sense 4
Polish
=> Slavic, Slavic language, Slavonic, Slavonic language
Antonyms of noun polish
Member Holonyms of noun polish
Substance Holonyms of noun polish
Part Holonyms of noun polish
Member Meronyms of noun polish
Substance Meronyms of noun polish
Part Meronyms of noun polish
Meronyms of noun polish
Holonyms of noun polish
Attributes of noun polish
Derived Forms of noun polish
3 of 4 senses of polish
Sense 1
polish, gloss, glossiness, burnish
RELATED TO>(verb) polish#1
=> polish, smooth, smoothen, shine
Sense 2
polish, refinement, culture, cultivation, finish
RELATED TO>(verb) polish#2
=> polish, refine, fine-tune, down
RELATED TO>(verb) polish#3
=> polish, round, round off, polish up, brush up
Sense 3
polish
RELATED TO>(verb) polish#1
=> polish, smooth, smoothen, shine
Domain of noun polish
Domain Terms of noun polish
Familiarity of noun polish
polish used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun polish
4 senses of polish
Sense 1
polish, gloss, glossiness, burnish
> radiance, radiancy, shine, effulgence, refulgence, refulgency
=> gleam, gleaming, glow, lambency
=> shininess, sheen, luster, lustre
=> polish, gloss, glossiness, burnish
> smoothness
=> silkiness, sleekness
=> slickness, slick, slipperiness, slip
=> fineness, powderiness
=> polish, gloss, glossiness, burnish
Sense 2
polish, refinement, culture, cultivation, finish
> perfection, flawlessness, ne plus ultra
=> dream
=> polish, refinement, culture, cultivation, finish
=> fare-thee-well
=> intactness
Sense 3
polish
> formulation, preparation
=> cleansing agent, cleanser, cleaner
=> glycerinated gelatin
=> nebula
=> polish
=> smelling salts
Sense 4
Polish
> Slavic, Slavic language, Slavonic, Slavonic language
=> Old Church Slavonic, Old Church Slavic, Church Slavic, Old Bulgarian
=> Russian
=> Belarusian, Byelorussian, White Russian
=> Ukrainian
=> Polish
=> Slovak
=> Czech
=> Slovene
=> Serbo-Croat, Serbo-Croatian
=> Sorbian, Lusatian
=> Macedonian
=> Bulgarian
Meronyms of noun polish
4 senses of polish
Holonyms of noun polish
Grep of noun polish
french polish
french polish shellac
nail polish
polish
polish monetary unit
polish notation
polished rice
polisher
polishing
reverse polish notation
shoe polish
spit and polish
Antonyms of verb polish
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb polish
3 senses of polish
Sense 1
polish, smooth, smoothen, shine
=> fancify, beautify, embellish, prettify
=> better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 2
polish, refine, fine-tune, down
=> better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 3
polish, round, round off, polish up, brush up
=> perfect, hone
=> better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
=> change, alter, modify
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb polish
2 of 3 senses of polish
Sense 1
polish, smooth, smoothen, shine
=> Simonize, Simonise
=> slick, sleek
=> buff, burnish, furbish, flush
=> gloss
Sense 2
polish, refine, fine-tune, down
=> overrefine, over-refine
=> educate, school, train, cultivate, civilize, civilise
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb polish
3 senses of polish
Sense 1
polish, smooth, smoothen, shine
=> fancify, beautify, embellish, prettify
Sense 2
polish, refine, fine-tune, down
=> better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
Sense 3
polish, round, round off, polish up, brush up
=> perfect, hone
'Cause To' of verb polish
Derived Forms of verb polish
3 senses of polish
Sense 1
polish, smooth, smoothen, shine
RELATED TO>(noun) polish#3
=> polish
RELATED TO>(noun) polish#1
=> polish, gloss, glossiness, burnish
RELATED TO>(noun) polisher#1
=> buffer, polisher
RELATED TO>(noun) polishing#1
=> shining, polishing
Sense 2
polish, refine, fine-tune, down
RELATED TO>(noun) polish#2
=> polish, refinement, culture, cultivation, finish
Sense 3
polish, round, round off, polish up, brush up
RELATED TO>(noun) polish#2
=> polish, refinement, culture, cultivation, finish
Domain of verb polish
Domain Terms of verb polish
Familiarity of verb polish
polish used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Sample Sentences of verb polish
3 senses of polish
Sense 1
polish, smooth, smoothen, shine
EX: They polish the glass tubes
Sense 2
polish, refine, fine-tune, down
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
Sense 3
polish, round, round off, polish up, brush up
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb polish
3 senses of polish
Sense 1
polish, smooth, smoothen, shine
> fancify, beautify, embellish, prettify
=> groom, neaten
=> dress, groom, curry
=> dress up, window-dress
=> spruce up, spruce, titivate, tittivate, smarten up, slick up, spiff up
=> polish, smooth, smoothen, shine
=> become, suit
Sense 2
polish, refine, fine-tune, down
> better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
=> relieve, alleviate, palliate, assuage
=> help, aid
=> regenerate, revitalize
=> enrich
=> build up, develop
=> turn around
=> help
=> upgrade
=> condition
=> emend
=> iron out, straighten out, put right
=> enhance
=> repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on
=> reform
=> reform
=> fancify, beautify, embellish, prettify
=> build
=> perfect, hone
=> polish, refine, fine-tune, down
=> purify, sublimate, make pure, distill
=> fructify
=> raise, lift
=> advance
=> upgrade
=> educate
Sense 3
polish, round, round off, polish up, brush up
> perfect, hone
=> optimize, optimise
=> polish, round, round off, polish up, brush up
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb polish
Sense 1
polish, smooth, smoothen, shine
=> fancify, beautify, embellish, prettify
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Sense 2
polish, refine, fine-tune, down
=> better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
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Sense 3
polish, round, round off, polish up, brush up
=> perfect, hone
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Grep of verb polish
polish
polish off
polish up
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