polish

(a) of or relating to Poland or its people or culture
- Polish sausage

Nouns

(n) the property of being smooth and shiny burnish, glossiness, gloss,
(n) 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
refinement, cultivation, finish, culture,
(n) a preparation used in polishing
(n) the Slavic language of Poland

Verbs

(v) make (a surface) shine
- shine the silver, please
- polish my shoes
smooth, smoothen, shine,
(v) improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
- refine one's style of writing
fine-tune, refine, down,
(v) bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state
- polish your social manners
polish up, brush up, round off, round,

Synonyms

burnish glossiness gloss smooth smoothen shine refinement cultivation finish culture fine-tune refine down polish up brush up round off round

Words of close approximity

polio

police policy polite polity

polished polished rice polisher polishing Polish monetary unit Polish notation polish off polish up