Polish
verb
To make something smooth and shiny by rubbing it.
She likes to polish her silver jewelry until it shines.
Often appears as...
- polish the car
- polish the shoes
noun
A liquid that is rubbed onto a surface to make it smooth and shiny.
My mom uses furniture polish on our wooden dining table.
Often appears as...
- shoe polish
- nail polish
adjective
Relating to Poland, its people, or their language.
He moved to Warsaw and is now learning to speak Polish.
Often appears as...
- polish culture
- polish language
noun
The language spoken in Poland.
She is taking a course in Polish at the university.
Often appears as...
- speak polish
- learn polish
Usage tips
Academic
verb
To make something smooth and shiny by rubbing it.
She likes to polish her silver jewelry until it shines.
Often appears as...
- polish the car
- polish the shoes
noun
A liquid that is rubbed onto a surface to make it smooth and shiny.
My mom uses furniture polish on our wooden dining table.
Often appears as...
- shoe polish
- nail polish
adjective
Relating to Poland, its people, or their language.
He moved to Warsaw and is now learning to speak Polish.
Often appears as...
- polish culture
- polish language
noun
The language spoken in Poland.
She is taking a course in Polish at the university.
Often appears as...
- speak polish
- learn polish
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Action Required
The verb 'polish' implies you actively rub something to enhance its appearance.
We polish the trophy before each game.
Pro Tip 2/3Time and Effort
Polishing usually involves time and careful effort to make something look better.
He spends Sundays polishing his vintage car.
Pro Tip 3/3Figurative Use
Can be used metaphorically to mean improving skills or a piece of work.
She polished her speech for weeks.
Pro Tip 1/3Action Required
The verb 'polish' implies you actively rub something to enhance its appearance.
We polish the trophy before each game.
Pro Tip 2/3Time and Effort
Polishing usually involves time and careful effort to make something look better.
He spends Sundays polishing his vintage car.
Pro Tip 3/3Figurative Use
Can be used metaphorically to mean improving skills or a piece of work.
She polished her speech for weeks.
Pro Tip 1/3Action Required
The verb 'polish' implies you actively rub something to enhance its appearance.
We polish the trophy before each game.
Pro Tip 2/3Time and Effort
Polishing usually involves time and careful effort to make something look better.
He spends Sundays polishing his vintage car.
Pro Tip 3/3Figurative Use
Can be used metaphorically to mean improving skills or a piece of work.
She polished her speech for weeks.
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Video examples
Night Search for Whip...
are they smelling their way back are they seeing their way back or they're hearing their way back so for some of the animals that we've captured we're going to cover the tips of their antenna formed legs with nail polish the temporary nail polish blocks the sensory abilities of the antenna form this aids in the process of elimination helping burner to gauge the extent
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The Japanese myth of the...
and didn’t like being burned, scrubbed, or polished. The monk and salesman laughed, both impressed by this honourable trickster. From that day on, the tanuki became an esteemed guest of the temple. He could frequently be found telling tales and performing tricks that amused even the most serious monks.
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Nail Polish PIPE...
of the ancients nail polish of today has a lot more ingredients because it has to do a lot more things first and foremost the color has to speak to some deep longing within your soul second that color can't fade third you need to be able to brush it onto your nail evenly and smoothly fourth it needs
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Sheena Iyengar: The art...
when you observe the way sighted people make choices. And as you just mentioned, there's lots of choices out there that are very visual these days. Yeah, I -- as you would expect -- get pretty frustrated by choices like what nail polish to put on because I have to rely on what other people suggest.
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Go Inside a Telescope...
glass and casting that and melting it down into one mirror to machining it away with diamond tools to grinding and polishing it to testing it with laser beams and then create this product that goes out and discovers new things about the universe the accuracy that you see in these
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Rack Focus PIPE Life Below...
should be about deep enough beautiful now I'm gonna grab some water out of my water hole here jump it around that post just freeze it into place that water's gonna freeze this polish place it'll be good and solid it won't move an inch
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Making an Artificial Eye...
eyes a coat of clear acrylic varnish is applied over the top of the eye and it gets even cured to seal it finally a buff and polish gives us a nice glossy finish and the appearance of a living eye the expected lifespan of an
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In search of Toscanini’s...
refugees and tangos and cafes and bookstores and the beautiful Mediterranean and they lived a difficult but really wonderful life at the same time in the early 30s Bronislaw Huberman who was a polish violinist realized that
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Anand Giridharadas: A...
in the industrialized world. Launching the world's best companies, even as record numbers of children go hungry. Seeing life-expectancy drop for large groups, even as it polishes the world's best hospitals.
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Manhattan Island PIPE Earth...
and rock smoothed and polished by ace the ace exposed the hard bedrock called schist solid enough for sinking deep foundations to support tall buildings
Video examples
Night Search for Whip...
are they smelling their way back are they seeing their way back or they're hearing their way back so for some of the animals that we've captured we're going to cover the tips of their antenna formed legs with nail polish the temporary nail polish blocks the sensory abilities of the antenna form this aids in the process of elimination helping burner to gauge the extent
Video examples
The Japanese myth of the...
and didn’t like being burned, scrubbed, or polished. The monk and salesman laughed, both impressed by this honourable trickster. From that day on, the tanuki became an esteemed guest of the temple. He could frequently be found telling tales and performing tricks that amused even the most serious monks.
Video examples
Nail Polish PIPE...
of the ancients nail polish of today has a lot more ingredients because it has to do a lot more things first and foremost the color has to speak to some deep longing within your soul second that color can't fade third you need to be able to brush it onto your nail evenly and smoothly fourth it needs
Video examples
Sheena Iyengar: The art...
when you observe the way sighted people make choices. And as you just mentioned, there's lots of choices out there that are very visual these days. Yeah, I -- as you would expect -- get pretty frustrated by choices like what nail polish to put on because I have to rely on what other people suggest.
Video examples
Go Inside a Telescope...
glass and casting that and melting it down into one mirror to machining it away with diamond tools to grinding and polishing it to testing it with laser beams and then create this product that goes out and discovers new things about the universe the accuracy that you see in these
Video examples
Rack Focus PIPE Life Below...
should be about deep enough beautiful now I'm gonna grab some water out of my water hole here jump it around that post just freeze it into place that water's gonna freeze this polish place it'll be good and solid it won't move an inch
Video examples
Making an Artificial Eye...
eyes a coat of clear acrylic varnish is applied over the top of the eye and it gets even cured to seal it finally a buff and polish gives us a nice glossy finish and the appearance of a living eye the expected lifespan of an
Video examples
In search of Toscanini’s...
refugees and tangos and cafes and bookstores and the beautiful Mediterranean and they lived a difficult but really wonderful life at the same time in the early 30s Bronislaw Huberman who was a polish violinist realized that
Video examples
Anand Giridharadas: A...
in the industrialized world. Launching the world's best companies, even as record numbers of children go hungry. Seeing life-expectancy drop for large groups, even as it polishes the world's best hospitals.
Video examples
Manhattan Island PIPE Earth...
and rock smoothed and polished by ace the ace exposed the hard bedrock called schist solid enough for sinking deep foundations to support tall buildings
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Twinkle Khanna
Indian Businesswoman
I like to see the world from different levels. Even when I'm making a candle or designing a piece, I like to sit on the floor to polish or make it from scratch. I haven't seen really tough times, but my husband has come up the hard way. He has even seen poverty.
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Patricia MacLachlan
American Writer
I love to talk to children about making mistakes. It's important that I tell them about how I don't get it right the first time. We live in such a perfectionist society, and they see so many finished products and polished performances.
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Erin Wasson
American Model
When I'm not working, I want to be the version of the person that I was born to be. I was born with curly hair. It fits my personality, and it's totally who I am. I am rough around the edges, and I am not a polished girl.
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Paul Walker
American Actor
I want to wake up next to what I went to bed with. I need a girl who can get dressed up to come with me to things, but also one who isn't afraid to get her fingernails dirty or chip her nail polish.
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Kayleen Schaefer
Author
A guy in a mustache looks best dressed up in a suit. A track suit and mustache won't help your look. You need to look groomed and polished.
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Hansika Motwani
Indian Actress
My mum is my biggest critic. She said I was good for the first film, but I can still be better, and I need to polish my acting skills.
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Pauline Hanson
Australian Politician
I come here not as a polished politician but as a woman who has had her fair share of life's knocks.
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Rosamund Pike
British Actress
Perhaps misguidedly, I always admire the people who are so polished.
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Eva Green
French Actress
I'll need my whole lifetime to polish my craft.
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Blanka Vlasic
Croatian Athlete
Competing helps me to polish my shape.
Quote examples
Twinkle Khanna
Indian Businesswoman
I like to see the world from different levels. Even when I'm making a candle or designing a piece, I like to sit on the floor to polish or make it from scratch. I haven't seen really tough times, but my husband has come up the hard way. He has even seen poverty.
Quote examples
Patricia MacLachlan
American Writer
I love to talk to children about making mistakes. It's important that I tell them about how I don't get it right the first time. We live in such a perfectionist society, and they see so many finished products and polished performances.
Quote examples
Erin Wasson
American Model
When I'm not working, I want to be the version of the person that I was born to be. I was born with curly hair. It fits my personality, and it's totally who I am. I am rough around the edges, and I am not a polished girl.
Quote examples
Paul Walker
American Actor
I want to wake up next to what I went to bed with. I need a girl who can get dressed up to come with me to things, but also one who isn't afraid to get her fingernails dirty or chip her nail polish.
Quote examples
Kayleen Schaefer
Author
A guy in a mustache looks best dressed up in a suit. A track suit and mustache won't help your look. You need to look groomed and polished.
Quote examples
Hansika Motwani
Indian Actress
My mum is my biggest critic. She said I was good for the first film, but I can still be better, and I need to polish my acting skills.
Quote examples
Pauline Hanson
Australian Politician
I come here not as a polished politician but as a woman who has had her fair share of life's knocks.
Quote examples
Rosamund Pike
British Actress
Perhaps misguidedly, I always admire the people who are so polished.
Quote examples
Eva Green
French Actress
I'll need my whole lifetime to polish my craft.
Quote examples
Blanka Vlasic
Croatian Athlete
Competing helps me to polish my shape.
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