Polish

Etymology

Definitions

1. 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.
   • “There’s a sense of betrayal,” said the former Hamtramck mayor Karen Majewski, who is Polish American.
2. 2

   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.
3. 3

   A breed of chickens with a large crest of feathers.

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   1. 4

      A substance used to polish.

      • A good silver polish will remove tarnish easily.
   2. 5

      Cleanliness

      Cleanliness; smoothness, shininess.

      • The floor was waxed to a high polish.
   3. 6

      Refinement

      Refinement; cleanliness in performance or presentation.

      • The lecturer showed a lot of polish at his last talk.
   4. 7

      To shine

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

      • He polished up the chrome until it gleamed.
   5. 8

      To refine

      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.
   6. 9

      To apply shoe polish to shoes.

   7. 10

      To become smooth, as from friction

      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

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