polish

Definition

Examples

The cleaners polish the floors in the lobby every Tuesday evening.

Word Family

Synonyms

• shinethe quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
• refineimprove or perfect by pruning or polishing
• buffan ardent follower and admirer

Collocations

• Easy polish shoes with a cloth
  to polish shoes with a cloth, meaning to make (a surface) shine
• Medium polish the presentation slides before the meeting
  to polish the presentation slides before the meeting, meaning to make (a surface) shine
• Hard give the corporate annual report a final polish
  to provide or present something regarding the corporate annual report a final polish
• Very Hard spit and polish discipline in operations
  to spit and polish discipline in operations, meaning to expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth