burnish
English Thesaurus
1. the property of being smooth and shiny (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | smoothness, |
| definition | : | a texture without roughness; smooth to the touch (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | french polish, |
| definition | : | the glaze produced by repeated applications of French polish shellac (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | glaze, |
| definition | : | a glossy finish on a fabric (noun.attribute) |
2. polish and make shiny (verb.contact)
3. the property of being smooth and shiny (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | gloss, |
| definition | : | give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing (verb.creation) |
| derivation | : | calendered, glossy, |
| definition | : | (of paper and fabric and leather) having a surface made smooth and glossy especially by pressing between rollers (adj.all) |
4. polish and make shiny (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | buff, buffer, |
| definition | : | an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring) (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | buffer, polisher, |
| definition | : | a power tool used to buff surfaces (noun.artifact) |
5. the property of being smooth and shiny (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | gloss, |
| definition | : | give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing (verb.creation) |
| derivation | : | calendered, glossy, |
| definition | : | (of paper and fabric and leather) having a surface made smooth and glossy especially by pressing between rollers (adj.all) |
6. polish and make shiny (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | buff, buffer, |
| definition | : | an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring) (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | buffer, polisher, |
| definition | : | a power tool used to buff surfaces (noun.artifact) |
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