polish
verb (used with object)
to make smooth and glossy, especially by rubbing or friction.
polisher
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a word derived from
polish.
Example Sentences
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Also, the knife sharpener and floor polisher who made house calls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
India - cutter and polisher of 90% of the world's rough diamonds - last month asked global miners to stop selling it rough gems for two months to manage accumulated stocks.
From Reuters ● Oct. 30, 2023
In “A Grand, Grand Overture,” four gunners were cast as the nemeses of the piece’s star soloists: three vacuum cleaners and a floor polisher.
From New York Times ● Nov. 26, 2021
She spent time in the West Midlands working as a tray polisher, and in Kent picking hops.
From BBC ● May 1, 2021
But I still go from entrance to entrance, banging and yelling, hoping that Mr. Kennedy is close enough to one of them to hear me over the roar of the polisher.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
