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1.VerbTo make (something, such as a surface) bright, shiny, and smooth by, or as if by, rubbing; to polish, to shine."In pottery, a stone is sometimes used to burnish a pot before firing, giving it a smooth, shiny look."
2.VerbTo make (something, such as a surface) bright, shiny, and smooth by, or as if by, rubbing; to polish, to shine."In pottery, a stone is sometimes used to burnish a pot before firing, giving it a smooth, shiny look."
3.VerbOf a stag: to remove the velvet (“skin and fine fur”) from (its antlers) by rubbing them against something; to velvet.
4.VerbTo make (someone or something) appear positive and highly respected.
5.VerbTo become bright, glossy, and smooth; to brighten, to gleam, to shine forth.
6.VerbTo become bright, glossy, and smooth; to brighten, to gleam, to shine forth.
7.NounA shine of something which has been polished; a lustre, a polish.
A shiny layer applied to a surface or other thing.
8.NounA shine of something which has been polished; a lustre, a polish.
9.NounA shiny layer applied to a surface or other thing.
10.NounThe making of something bright, shiny, and smooth by, or as if by, rubbing; an instance of this; a burnishing, a polishing, a shining."With a good burnish, the old table should fetch a higher price."
11.VerbOf a person's body: to grow large or stout; to fatten, to fill out.
12.VerbOf a thing: to increase in size; to expand, to spread out, to swell.