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to polish
  1. 1 to polish, to shine, to burnish, to scour, to scrub, to brush (teeth), to grind (e.g. a lens)
  2. 2 to refine (a skill, etc.), to improve, to hone, to polish (up), to cultivate (one's character)
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Mastered counts as known everywhere (frontier, map, extension) but never appears in the quiz again. New wipes the review history for this item.

· examples

  • Her car has a nice polish.

    sense 1 · to polish

  • Students should develop their reading skills.

    sense 2 · to refine (a skill, etc.)

  • I polished up the floor and furniture.

    sense 1 · to polish

  • My shoes need polishing.

  • Clean your teeth!

    sense 1 · to polish

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