Polishadj/ˈpəʊlɪʃ/

• 1

  Of, from or native to Poland, or relating to the Polish language.

  • Vinokur pulled the trigger a second and third time. "You're lying, you Polish cunt!" he screamed.
  • As we mentioned the only chemical used in Polish meats or sausages was potassium nitrate even though the list of food additives allowed in Europe was long and impressive.

Polishnoun/ˈpəʊlɪʃ/

• 1

  The language spoken in Poland.

  • The big advantage of learning Russian is that, once you’re proficient, you can understand other Slav languages such as Czech, Polish or Bulgarian.
• 2

  A breed of chickens with a large crest of feathers.

polishnoun/ˈpɒl.ɪʃ/

• 1

  A substance used to polish.

  • A good silver polish will remove tarnish easily.
• 2

  Cleanliness; smoothness, shininess.

  • The floor was waxed to a high polish.
• 3

  Refinement; cleanliness in performance or presentation.

  • The lecturer showed a lot of polish at his last talk.

polishverb/ˈpɒl.ɪʃ/

• 1

  To shine; to make a surface very smooth or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding.

  • He polished up the chrome until it gleamed.
• 2

  To refine; remove imperfections from.

  • The band has polished its performance since the last concert.
  • Study gives strength to the mind; conversation, grace: the first apt to give stiffness, the other suppleness: one gives substance and form to the statue, the other polishes it.
• 3

  To apply shoe polish to shoes.

• 4

  To become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to take a smooth and glossy surface.

  • Steel polishes well.
  • The other [gold], whether it will polish so well Wherein for the latter [brass] it is probable it will
• 5

  To refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or rusticity of; to make elegant and polite.

  • Arts that polish Life.
  • Educated at private schools and polished at Cambridge