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

1. adjective. 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.
2. intransitive verb. To shine forth; to brighten; to become smooth and glossy, as from swelling or filling out; hence, to grow large.
3. noun. The effect of burnishing; gloss; brightness; luster.
4. noun. the property of being smooth and shiny

   Synonyms: gloss, glossiness, polish

5. verb. polish and make shiny

   "buff the wooden floors"

   "buff my shoes"

   Synonyms: buff, furbish

Synonyms

gloss, glossiness, polish, buff, furbish

Common word forms

burnished, burnisher, burnishes, burnishing, burnishable, burnishment

Words from these letters

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