polish

About 16.02 uses per million words.

Meaning

noun A substance used to polish.
A good silver polish will remove tarnish easily.
noun Cleanliness; smoothness, shininess.
The floor was waxed to a high polish.
noun Refinement; cleanliness in performance or presentation.
The lecturer showed a lot of polish at his last talk.
verb To shine; to make a surface very smooth or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding.
He polished up the chrome until it gleamed.
verb To refine; remove imperfections from.
The band has polished its performance since the last concert.
verb To apply shoe polish to shoes.
verb To become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to take a smooth and glossy surface.
Steel polishes well.
verb To refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or rusticity of; to make elegant and polite.