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полирам — meaning in English

poliram

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English meaning

  • burnish verb To make (something, such as a surface) bright, shiny, and smooth by, or (by extension) as if by, rubbing; to polish, to shine.
  • furbish verb To polish or burnish.
  • grind verb To crush or wear something down into smaller pieces through friction, such as grinding coffee beans.
  • Polish verb To rub a surface until it is smooth and shiny.
  • shine verb To give off or reflect light brightly.
  • sleek verb To make something smooth, glossy, or polished.

Senses

полирам is used for these senses in English:

  • burnish To make (something, such as a surface) bright, shiny, and smooth by, or (by extension) as if by, rubbing; to polish, to shine.
  • furbish To polish or burnish.
  • grind (metalworking) To remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface.
  • polish (transitive) To shine; to make a surface very smooth or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding.
  • shine (transitive) To cause (something) to be smooth and shiny by rubbing; put a shine on (something); polish (something).
  • sleek (transitive) To make smooth or glossy; to polish.

burnish — full definition

  1. verb To make (something, such as a surface) bright, shiny, and smooth by, or (by extension) as if by, rubbing; to polish, to shine.
  2. verb Of a stag: to remove the velvet (“skin and fine fur”) from (its antlers) by rubbing them against something; to velvet.
  3. verb To make (someone or something) appear positive and highly respected.
  4. verb To become bright, glossy, and smooth; to brighten, to gleam, to shine forth.

furbish — full definition

  1. verb To polish or burnish.
  2. verb To renovate or recondition; to refurbish.

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