POLISHING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it

Example:

every Sunday he gave his car a good polishing

Synonyms:

polishing; shining

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("polishing" is a kind of...):

work (activity directed toward making or doing something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "polishing"):

shoeshine (the act of shining shoes)

Derivation:

polish (make (a surface) shine)

-ing form of the verb polish