| NOUN | attribute | burnish, polish, gloss, glossiness | the property of being smooth and shiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| VERB | contact | burnish, buff, furbish | polish and make shiny |
| Sounds | ber'nihsh | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abolish ... Yiddish: 161 rhymes with ihsh... | |
| Meaning | The property of being smooth and shiny. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | polish, gloss, glossiness | |
| Narrower | French polish | The glaze produced by repeated applications of French polish shellac |
| glaze | A glossy finish on a fabric | |
| Broader | radiance, radiancy, shine, effulgence, refulgence, refulgency | The quality of being bright and sending out rays of light |
| smoothness | A texture without roughness | |
| Spanish | barniz, pulimento | |
| Catalan | lluentor, poliment | |
| Verbs | burnish | polish and make shiny |
| Meaning | polish and make shiny. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Model | They burnish the glass tubes | |
| Synonyms | buff, furbish | |
| Broader | polish, smooth, smoothen, shine | make (a surface) shine |
| Spanish | abrillantar, bruñir, pulimentar, pulir | |
| Catalan | brunyir, polir | |
| Nouns | burnish | the property of being smooth and shiny |
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