Overview of verb polish

The verb polish has 3 senses

• polish, smooth, smoothen, shine -- (make (a surface) shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes")


• polish, refine, fine-tune, down -- (improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; "refine one's style of writing")


• polish, round, round off, polish up, brush up -- (bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state; "polish your social manners")

Overview of adj polished

The adj polished has 4 senses

• polished -- (perfected or made shiny and smooth; "his polished prose"; "in a freshly ironed dress and polished shoes"; "freshly polished silver")


• polished, refined, svelte, urbane -- (showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience; "his polished manner"; "maintained an urbane tone in his letters")


• milled, polished -- ((of grains especially rice) having the husk or outer layers removed; "polished rice")


• dressed, polished -- ((of lumber or stone) to trim and smooth)