selective polishing

Po·lish (p

sh)

adj.

Of or relating to Poland, the Poles, their language, or their culture.

The Slavic language of the Poles.

pol·ish (p

sh)

v. pol·ished, pol·ish·ing, pol·ish·es

v.tr.

1. To make smooth and shiny by rubbing or chemical action.

2. To remove the outer layers from (grains of rice) by rotation in drums.

3. To free from coarseness; refine: polish one's manners.

4. To remove flaws from; perfect or complete: polish one's piano technique; polish up the lyrics.

v.intr.

1. To become smooth or shiny by or as if by being rubbed.

2. To become perfect or refined.

1. Smoothness or shininess of surface or finish.

2. A substance containing chemical agents or abrasive particles and applied to smooth or shine a surface: shoe polish.

3. The act or process of polishing.

4. Elegance of style or manners; refinement.

Phrasal Verb:

polish off Informal

To finish or dispose of quickly and easily.

[Middle English polisshen, from Old French polir, poliss-, from Latin polre; see pel-⁵ in Indo-European roots.]

polish·er n.

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Noun

polishing - the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it; "the shining of shoes provided a meager living"; "every Sunday he gave his car a good polishing"

shining

work - activity directed toward making or doing something; "she checked several points needing further work"

shoeshine - the act of shining shoes; "he charged a dollar for a shoeshine"

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abradant
abrader
buff
buffing wheel
cuttlebone
Hone slate
Polishing iron
Polishing slate
Polishing snake
Polishing wheel
rottenstone
shining
shoeshine
steel wool
steel-wool pad
tutty
unpolished

Selective mutism
Selective mutism
selective myocardial cell necrosis
selective myocardial cell necrosis
selective myocardial cell necrosis
selective myocardial cell necrosis
selective neck dissection
Selective Negative Acknowledgment
Selective Nerve Fascicular Degeneration
Selective Nerve Root Block
Selective Nerve Root Injection
selective neuronal necrosis
Selective Neuronal Potassium Channel Opener
Selective non-catalytic reduction
Selective Nulling of Dominant Interferers
Selective oestrogen receptor modulator
Selective Optimization of Side Activities
Selective Orthogonal Least-Square
Selective Packet Discard
Selective Parallel Interference Cancellation
Selective permeability
Selective permeability
Selective permeability
Selective Phase Transfer
selective photoelectric effect
selective photothermolysis
Selective Placement Coordinator
Selective Plane Illumination Microscopy
selective plating
selective poisoning

selective polishing

selective polymerization
Selective Population of Dressed States
Selective Prepositioning Of Materiel Configured to Unit Sets
Selective Prevention
Selective Procedure Call Duplication
Selective progesterone receptor modulator
Selective prosecution
Selective Proton Relaxation Rates
Selective Provider Contracting Program
selective quenching
selective radiator
Selective reduction
Selective Reenlistment Bonus
Selective Reenlistment Program
selective reflection
Selective reject
selective release
selective release process
Selective Repeat Automatic Repeat Request
selective replacement
Selective Reserve Unit
Selective Retention Indicator
Selective Retrograde Arterialization of the Coronary Vein
Selective Ringing
Selective Ringing

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