kiillottaa — meaning in English
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English meaning
- buff noun A person deeply knowledgeable or enthusiastic about a particular subject.
- 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.
- gloss noun A shiny, polished surface.
- luster noun A gentle shine or sheen, especially on a surface like metal, hair, or pearls.
- 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
kiillottaa is used for these senses in English:
- buff To polish and make shiny by rubbing.
- burnish (figuratively) To make (someone or something) appear positive and highly respected.
- burnish To make (something, such as a surface) bright, shiny, and smooth by, or (by extension) as if by, rubbing; to polish, to shine.
- gloss (transitive) To give a gloss or sheen to.
- levigate (transitive) To make smooth or polish.
- luster (intransitive, now, _, rare) To have luster, to gleam, to shine.
- luster To coat with a lustrous material or glaze, to impart physical luster to an object.
- polish (transitive) To shine; to make a surface very smooth or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding.
buff — full definition
- noun A person deeply knowledgeable or enthusiastic about a particular subject.
- adj Muscular and physically fit, especially with visible muscle tone.
- adj A pale, brownish-yellow color, originally that of buffalo-hide leather.
- verb To polish something until it shines by rubbing it.
- verb In games, to make a character, item, or ability stronger through a change or update.
burnish — full definition
- verb To make (something, such as a surface) bright, shiny, and smooth by, or (by extension) as if by, rubbing; to polish, to shine.
- verb Of a stag: to remove the velvet (“skin and fine fur”) from (its antlers) by rubbing them against something; to velvet.
- verb To make (someone or something) appear positive and highly respected.
- verb To become bright, glossy, and smooth; to brighten, to gleam, to shine forth.