adj, verb ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of polish form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Made smooth or shiny by polishing.

   "polished shoes"

2. 2
   Refined, elegant.

   "a polished performance"

Adjective

1. 1
   (of lumber or stone) to trim and smooth wordnet
2. 2
   perfected or made shiny and smooth wordnet
3. 3
   (of grains especially rice) having the husk or outer layers removed wordnet
4. 4
   showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

burnishedfinishedurbanepunctiliousaccomplishedadept

Antonyms

All antonyms

roughunfinishedunmannerlyunpolished

Example

More examples

"Jane could not believe it when her date polished off an entire chocolate cake."

Related phrases

nail-polishedpolished ricewell-polished

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