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say it: PAH-lish
polish is a noun, verb and adjective meaning "the property of being smooth and shiny". It carries 8 recorded senses.
the property of being smooth and shiny
a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality
“they performed with great polish”
“I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose”
“almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art”
a preparation used in polishing
the Slavic language of Poland
of or relating to Poland or its people or culture
“Polish sausage”
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for polish come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.