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car polish

car polish noun: a mild abrasive liquid preparation used to restore a vehicle’s paintwork.

Noun

car polish (countable and uncountable, plural car polishes)

  1. A mild abrasive liquid preparation used to restore a vehicle’s paintwork.
    • He patted her hand. 'It's a middle-aged commercial traveller in car-polish on his way to Le Havre. He's probably thinking of his lunch and his mistress in Paris.'1953, Ian Fleming, “The Hastening Saloon”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 159

Forms of car polish

pluralcar polishes

Questions about car polish

What does car polish mean?
Car polish means a mild abrasive liquid preparation used to restore a vehicle’s paintwork.
What part of speech is car polish?
Car polish is a noun.
What is the plural of car polish?
The plural of car polish is car polishes.

Words near car polish in the dictionary

  1. car parts
  2. car phone
  3. car phones
  4. car platform
  5. car platforms
  6. car polish
  7. car polishes
  8. car pooler
  9. car poolers
  10. car racing
  11. car radio

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