a polished performance

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• polished — [päl′isht] adj. 1. a) made smooth and shiny, as by rubbing b) having a naturally smooth and shiny surface 2. elegant; refined 3. without error or flaw; finished [a polished performance] …   English World dictionary

• polished — [[t]pɒ̱lɪʃt[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ (approval) Someone who is polished shows confidence and knows how to behave socially. He is polished, charming, articulate and an excellent negotiator. 2) ADJ GRADED (approval) If you describe a… …   English dictionary

• polished — pol|ished [ palıʃt ] adjective 1. ) clean and shiny because of being rubbed, usually with a chemical substance: His newly polished shoes gleamed. a gravestone in black polished marble highly polished: a highly polished wooden floor 2. ) of very… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• polished — UK [ˈpɒlɪʃt] / US [ˈpɑlɪʃt] adjective 1) clean and shiny because of being rubbed, usually with a chemical substance His newly polished shoes gleamed. a gravestone in black polished marble highly polished: a highly polished wooden floor 2) of very …   English dictionary

• polished — pol|ished [ˈpɔlıʃt US ˈpa: ] adj 1.) shiny because of being rubbed, usually with polish ▪ highly polished boots 2.) done with great skill and style ▪ a polished performance ▪ a polished piece of writing 3.) polite, confident, and graceful ▪ a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• polished — adjective 1 shiny because of being rubbed, usually with polish: highly polished boots 2 a polished performance, piece of writing etc is done with great skill and style 3 polished social behaviour, speech etc is polite, confident, and graceful …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• polished — adjective 1) a polished table Syn: shiny, glossy, gleaming, lustrous, glassy; waxed, buffed, burnished; varnished, glazed, lacquered, japanned, shellacked Ant: dull, tar …   Thesaurus of popular words

• polished — adjective a) Made smooth or shiny by polishing. polished shoes b) refined, elegant a polished performance …   Wiktionary

• polished — adjective 1) a polished table Syn: shiny, glossy, gleaming, lustrous, glassy, waxed, buffed, burnished 2) a polished performance Syn: expert, accomplished, masterly …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• polished — [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] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• polished — adj. VERBS ▪ be ADVERB ▪ brightly, highly, well ▪ the brightly polished brasses ▪ She slipped on the highly polished flo …   Collocations dictionary