| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To shine or glisten.
[Eve - graph theoretic] 2. To glaze or calender.[Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Present participle conjugation of the verb burnish.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Base (burnishly) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the adjective burnish.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (burnish) | 1. Polish and make shiny.[Wordnet]. 2. To shine forth; to brighten; to become smooth and glossy, as from swelling or filling out; hence, to grow large.[Websters]. 3. Base verb from the following inflections: burnishing, burnished, burnishes, burnisher, burnishers, burnishingly and burnishedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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"BURNISHING" is a common misspelling or typo for: burnisching. |
Date "BURNISHING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1822. (references) |
Specialty Definition: BURNISHING
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Metallurgy | Forming a film of oxide on the article, particularly to improve its appearance. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: BURNISHING
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Burnishing machine | A machine for smoothing and polishing by compression, as in making paper collars. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
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Specialty Expressions: BURNISHING
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Ball burnishing | Mining | A. See also: ball sizing b. Removing burrs and polishing small stampings and small machined parts by tumbling. (references) | |
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Topics by Level of Interest: burnish | ||||
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| Burnish | 4 | Burnish | 4 | |
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