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FURBISH
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they furbish ... he / she / it furbishes
Past simple: furbished
-ing form: furbishing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Example:
buff my shoes
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "furbish" is one way to...):
polish; shine; smooth; smoothen (make (a surface) shine)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something