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polishest

polishest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of polish.

Meaning of polish

Verb

polish (third-person singular simple present polishes, present participle polishing, simple past and past participle polished)

  1. (transitive) To shine; to make a surface very smooth or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding.
    • He polished up the chrome until it gleamed.
  2. (transitive) To refine; remove imperfections from.
    • The band has polished its performance since the last concert.
  3. (transitive) To apply shoe polish to shoes.
  4. (intransitive) To become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to take a smooth and glossy surface.
    • Steel polishes well.
  5. (transitive) To refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or rusticity of; to make elegant and polite.
    • Arts that polish Life.1667, John Milton, “Book IX”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished...

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Origin of polishest

polish + -est

Questions about polishest

What is polishest the second-person singular simple present indicative of?
Polishest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of polish.

Words near polishest in the dictionary

  1. polishes off
  2. polishes one's rocket
  3. polishes the pearl
  4. polishes up
  5. polishes up on
  6. polishest
  7. polishing
  8. polishing a turd
  9. polishing off
  10. polishing one's rocket
  11. polishing slate

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