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English noun: burnish | |||
| 1. | burnish (attribute) the property of being smooth and shiny | ||
| Synonyms | gloss, glossiness, polish | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | effulgence, radiance, radiancy, refulgence, refulgency, shine, smoothness | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | French polish, glaze | ||
English verb: burnish | |||
| 1. | burnish (contact) polish and make shiny | ||
| Samples | Buff the wooden floors. Buff my shoes. | ||
| Examples | They burnish the glass tubes | ||
| Synonyms | buff, furbish | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | polish, shine, smooth, smoothen | ||
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