to be polished
21polished — adjective 1) a polished table Syn: shiny, glossy, gleaming, lustrous, glassy, waxed, buffed, burnished 2) a polished performance Syn: expert, accomplished, masterly …
22polished — [ˈpɒlɪʃt] adj 1) clean and shiny because of being rubbed a highly polished wooden floor[/ex] 2) of very high quality a polished performance[/ex] …
23polished — /ˈpɒlɪʃt/ (say polisht) adjective 1. made smooth and glossy. 2. naturally smooth and glossy. 3. refined, cultured, or elegant: polished manners. 4. flawless or excellent: *Fans got a polished, sophisticated show with hi tech lighting and a gothic …
24polished (up) — mod. alcohol intoxicated. (See also waxed.) □ One glass of that tuff and I was polished up. □ How much of that do I have to drink to get good and polished? …
25Polished — Polish Pol ish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Polished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Polishing}.] [F. polir, L. polire. Cf. {Polite}, { ish}] 1. To make smooth and glossy, usually by friction; to burnish; to overspread with luster; as, to polish glass, marble,… …
26polished rice — white rice polished or buffed by leather covered cylinders during processing. [1920 25] * * * …
27polished surface — 1. a surface that has been smoothed to a fine finish. 2. in dentistry, the portion of the surface of a denture that is usually polished, including the palatal surface, and the buccal and lingual surfaces of the teeth …
28polished face — poliruotasis paviršius statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. polished face vok. polierte Fläche, f rus. полированная поверхность, f pranc. surface polie, f …
29polished rice — noun having husk or outer brown layers removed • Syn: ↑white rice • Hypernyms: ↑rice * * * noun : white rice that is given a polish by rapidly revolving cylinders covered with pigskin * * * white rice polished or buffed by leather covered… …
30polished rice — noun Rice with the husk or outer brown layers removed …
