Dictionary Entry
burnish
burnish is a 7-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To cause to shine; to make smooth and bright; to polish; specifically, to polish by rubbing with something hard and smooth; as, to burnish brass or paper. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 14 · 5 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
To cause to shine; to make smooth and bright; to polish; specifically, to polish by rubbing with something hard and smooth; as, to burnish brass or paper.
- 2intransitive verb
To shine forth; to brighten; to become smooth and glossy, as from swelling or filling out; hence, to grow large.
- 3noun
The effect of burnishing; gloss; brightness; luster.
- 4noun
the property of being smooth and shiny
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- 5verb
polish and make shiny
"buff the wooden floors"
"buff my shoes"
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