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Adjective burnished has 1 sense
- bright, burnished, lustrous, shining, shiny - made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; "bright silver candlesticks"; "a burnished brass knocker"; "she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves"; "rows of shining glasses"; "shiny black patents"
Antonym: unpolished (indirect, via polished)
Verb burnish has 1 sense
- buff, burnish, furbish, flush - polish and make shiny; "buff the wooden floors"; "buff my shoes"
--1 is one way to polish, smooth, smoothen, shine
Sample sentence:
They burnish the glass tubes
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