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1. The work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it
   "every Sunday he gave his car a good polishing"
   - shining

1. Make (a surface) shiny
   "polish my shoes"
   - smooth, smoothen, shine
    
2. Improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
   "polish one's style of writing"
   - refine, fine-tune, down
    
3. Bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state
   "polish your social manners"; "polish up your social manners"
   - round, round off, polish up, brush up

Derived forms: polishings

See also: polisher

Type of: ameliorate, amend, beautify, better, embellish, fancify, hone, improve, meliorate, perfect, prettify, work

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