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burnish

/ burnish /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
polish and make shiny
"buff the wooden floors"
"buff my shoes"
Type of:
polish smooth smoothen
Derived:
polish gloss glossiness buff buffer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 2
the property of being smooth and shiny
Type of:
smoothness radiance radiancy
Kinds of:
French polish glaze
Derived:
buff furbish flush gloss polish
Semantic Complexity
29%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
18
Times Searched
2
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Related Words

polish smooth smoothen smoothness radiance radiancy French polish glaze