polishing

noun, adj — 4 senses

polishing

noun
1

Noun from verb verbal noun of polish: the action whereby something is polished.

2

Plural normally An extract of partially milled rice.

Derived terms
apple-polishing, biopolishing, French polishing, polishing-bed, polishing-cask, polishing-mill, polishing-slate, polishing-snake, polishing-tin, rice polishings

polishing

adj
1

That makes shiny or smooth.

2

That refines.

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