polish
A substance used to polishA substance used to polish.
» Mary seldom uses nail polish.
Мэри редко пользуется лаком для ногтей. — odexed
Мэри редко красит ногти. — marafon
Мері рідко користується лаком для нігтів. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)A substance used to polish.
A good silver polish will remove tarnish easily.
Politur
a preparation used in polishing
(countable, uncountable)Cleanliness; smoothness, shininess.
The floor was waxed to a high polish.
Glanz
(countable, uncountable)Refinement; cleanliness in performance or presentation.
The lecturer showed a lot of polish at his last talk.
Schliff
Examples
330 sentencesMary seldom uses nail polish.
Мері рідко користується лаком для нігтів. — deniko
ruМэри редко пользуется лаком для ногтей. — odexed
May I use the shoe polish?
deDarf ich die Schuhpolitur benutzen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Her car has a nice polish.
Tom wanted to polish his shoes.
ruТом хотел почистить себе ботинки. — marafon
deTom wollte sich die Schuhe putzen. — raggione
I wanted to polish my shoes.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English polishen, from Old French poliss-, stem of some of the conjugated formFrom Middle English polishen, from Old French poliss-, stem of some of the conjugated forms of polir, from Latin polīre (“to polish, make smooth”), from Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂- (“to drive, strike, thrust”), from the notion of fulling cloth.
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Forms
plural: polishesSynonyms
17 synonyms- the property of being smooth and shiny:glossglossinessburnish
- the Slavic language of Poland:Polish language
- a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality:refinementculturecultivationfinish
Word family
18 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
5 patterns- polish his shoes
- nail polish
- polish my shoes
- polished your shoes
- shoes polished