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| abrasive |
a material or substance used to grind or polish surfaces. [1/3 definitions] |
| black |
to polish (shoes or the like) with a black substance. [1/13 definitions] |
| buff1 |
to clean or polish with a buff stick, buff wheel, or a soft cloth. [1/8 definitions] |
| buffer2 |
something used to polish or shine. |
| burnish |
to polish or make shiny by rubbing with a cloth or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| carnauba |
a hard wax obtained from the leaves of this palm tree, used in lipstick, polish, and candles. [1/2 definitions] |
| chamois |
a piece of cloth made to simulate soft leather, used to buff and polish smooth surfaces. [1/5 definitions] |
| cosmetic |
any preparation, such as lipstick or nail polish, made to be applied externally to the body to increase attractiveness. [1/4 definitions] |
| crude |
done roughly, approximately, or without polish. [1/7 definitions] |
| do nails |
to apply cosmetic polish to fingernails. |
| emery wheel |
a wheel that is made of or has been coated with emery, used in a machine to cut, grind, or polish. |
| enamel |
paint, polish, or varnish that produces a bright, glossy surface. [1/5 definitions] |
| finish |
a substance used to refine, polish, or protect a surface. [1/11 definitions] |
| gemstone |
a precious stone fine enough to cut and polish for jewelry. |
| homebred |
unrefined; lacking polish; unsophisticated. [1/2 definitions] |
| kielbasa |
a smoked Polish sausage, flavored with garlic and other seasonings. |
| lap2 |
a wheel or slab, usu. rotating, used to polish jewelry, cutlery, or glass. [1/10 definitions] |
| lapidary |
one whose work is to cut, polish, or engrave gemstones, or the work itself. [1/5 definitions] |
| luster |
a material, such as a polish, used to add such a quality to a surface. [1/5 definitions] |
| Marie Curie |
a Polish-born chemist and physicist in France (b.1867--d.1934). |
| mazurka |
an energetic Polish dance similar to the polka, the music for which is written in triple meter with a strong accent on the second beat. |
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