1. (

• polish ,
• smooth ,
• smoothen ,
• shine

) make (a surface) shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes" ;

2. (

• polish ,
• refine ,
• fine-tune ,
• down

) improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; "refine one's style of writing" ;

3. (

• polish ,
• round ,
• round_off ,
• polish_up ,
• brush_up

) bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state; "polish your social manners" ;

1. (

• polished

) perfected or made shiny and smooth; "his polished prose"; "in a freshly ironed dress and polished shoes"; "freshly polished silver" ;

2. (

• polished ,
• refined ,
• urbane

) showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience; "his polished manner"; "maintained an urbane tone in his letters" ;

3. (

• milled ,
• polished

) (of grains especially rice) having the husk or outer layers removed; "polished rice" ;

4. (

• dressed ,
• polished ,

) (of lumber or stone) to trim and smooth ;