| Main Entry: | buff |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | polish to a shine |
Synonyms: |
brush, burnish, furbish, glaze, gloss, pumice, rub, sandpaper, scour, shine, smooth |
| Main Entry: | brush |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | clean, prepare by whisking |
Synonyms: |
buff, clean, paint, polish, sweep, wash, whisk, wipe |
| Main Entry: | burnish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | polish, brighten |
Synonyms: |
buff, furbish, glance, glaze, gloss, luster, patina, put on a finish, rub, sheen, shine, smooth, wax |
Antonyms: |
dull, tarnish |
| Main Entry: | furbish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | polish; renovate |
Synonyms: |
brighten, buff, burnish, clean, deck out, fix up, glaze, gloss, gussy up, improve, recondition, refurbish, rehabilitate, renew, restore, rub, shine, smarten up, spruce up |
| Main Entry: | glaze |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | varnish, lacquer |
Synonyms: |
buff, burnish, coat, cover, enamel, furbish, glance, glass, gloss, incrust, make lustrous, make vitreous, overlay, polish, rub, shine, vitrify |
Antonyms: |
strip |
| Main Entry: | gloss |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make shiny |
Synonyms: |
buff, burnish, finish, furbish, glance, glaze, lacquer, polish, rub, shine, varnish, veneer |
Antonyms: |
dull |
| Main Entry: | rub |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stroke, massage |
Synonyms: |
abrade, anoint, apply, bark, brush, buff, burnish, caress, chafe, clean, coat, cover, curry, daub, erase, erode, excoriate, file, fray, fret, furbish, glance, glaze, gloss, grate, graze, grind, knead, mop, paint, pat, plaster, polish, put, rasp, scour, scrape, scrub, shine, slather, smear, smooth, spread, swab, triturate, wear, wear down, wipe |
| Main Entry: | scour |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | clean, polish thoroughly |
Synonyms: |
abrade, brush, buff, burnish, cleanse, flush, furbish, mop, pumice, purge, rub, sand, scrub, wash, whiten |
Antonyms: |
dirty, rust |
| Main Entry: | scrub |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | clean with force |
Synonyms: |
abrade, brush, buff, cleanse, mop, polish, rub, scour, wash |
Antonyms: |
dirty |
| Main Entry: | shine |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | polish, burnish |
Synonyms: |
brush, buff, buff up, finish, furbish, give a sheen, glance, glaze, gloss, make brilliant, put a finish on, put a gloss on, rub, scour, sleek, wax |
Antonyms: |
dull |