Defenition of the word burnish

• Defenition of the word burnish

  • as of wooden floors, for example
  • make shiny
  • the property of being smooth and shiny
  • polish and make shiny; "buff the wooden floors"; "buff my shoes"
  • polish and make shiny

Synonyms for the word burnish

• • buff
  • clean
  • flush
  • furbish
  • gloss
  • glossiness
  • make shine
  • polish
  • rub
  • rub up
  • shine
  • wax

Similar words in the burnish

• • burnish
  • burnished
  • burnishes
  • burnishing
  • gloss over
  • hush up
  • skate over
  • skimp over
  • sleek over
  • slur over
  • smooth over
  • whitewash

Hyponyms for the word burnish

• • French polish
  • glaze

Hypernyms for the word burnish

• • adorn
  • beautify
  • decorate
  • effulgence
  • embellish
  • grace
  • ornament
  • polish
  • radiance
  • radiancy
  • refulgence
  • refulgency
  • shine
  • smooth
  • smoothen
  • smoothness

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