nnoun.actthe work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing itSynset:shining
Examples:- the shining of shoes provided a meager living
- every Sunday he gave his car a good polishing
Derivationally Related Form:shinepolish
Hypernyms:work
Inherited Hypernyms:shiningworkactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:shoeshine
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