ADJECTIVE | all | polished | perfected or made shiny and smooth |
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all | polished, refined, urbane | showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience | |
all | polished, milled | (of grains especially rice) having the husk or outer layers removed | |
all | polished, dressed | (of lumber or stone / stone) to trim and smooth |
Sounds | paa'lihsht | |
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Rhymes | accomplished ... varnished: 31 rhymes with ihsht... |
Meaning | perfected or made shiny and smooth. | |
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Narrower | bright, burnished, lustrous, shining, shiny | made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing |
finished | (of skills or the products of skills) brought to or having the greatest excellence | |
See also | bright | emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts |
refined | (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel | |
Opposite | unpolished | not carefully reworked or perfected or made smooth by polishing |
Spanish | lustroso, pulido |
Meaning | showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience. | |
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Example | "his polished manner" | |
Synonyms | refined, urbane | |
Broader | sophisticated | Having or appealing to those having worldly / worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir-faire |
Spanish | cortés, cultivado, culto, distinguido, refinado | |
Catalan | cortès, culte, cultivat, distingit, il·lustrat, refinat |
Meaning | (of grains especially rice) having the husk or outer layers removed. | |
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Example | "polished rice" | |
Synonym | milled | |
Broader | processed | Prepared or converted from a natural state by subjecting to a special process |
Spanish | molido |
Meaning | (of lumber or stone / stone) to trim and smooth. | |
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Synonym | dressed | |
Broader | finished | (of materials or goods) brought to the desired final / final state |
Spanish | pulido |
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