furbishes

verb

present tense third-person singular of furbish
as in polishes
to make smooth or glossy usually by repeatedly applying surface pressure the warrior furbished his sword and shield so that they glinted in the sunlight

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  1. polishes
  2. rubs
  3. smooths
  4. coats
  5. dresses
  6. shines
Verb
  • Through processing that polishes the individual wool fibers, the technology allows wool to have more luster, a softer hand feel, drape and elastic recovery.
    — Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 22 June 2026
  • Expect to see even tinier dots and minuscule French tips atop jelly polishes in summery shades like fuchsia and blood orange.
    — Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 4 June 2026
Definition of polishes
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  • The nurse rubs circles on her lower back, clucking at the struggle of turning the pregnant body to the side like a lopsided gourd.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
  • Every texture is an independent agent with its own membrane in the mix; percussion rubs and scrapes against your attention, while mutating synth patches burble in the periphery.
    — H.D. Angel, Pitchfork, 16 June 2026
Definition of rubs
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  • The wide straps offer support, while compression seaming on the waist and back smooths the torso.
    — Alexandra Malmed, InStyle, 16 July 2026
  • Pritzker—a white guy currently cruising to reëlection with high marks for handling infrastructure and education—smooths those wrinkles.
    — Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 16 July 2026
Definition of smooths
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  • The Earth has four major layers, and the two outermost make up a thin surface that coats the planet.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026
  • Mold still coats the walls along with holes in the ceiling.
    — Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 26 June 2026
Definition of coats
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  • Will’s obsessive, put-upon mother, Susan (Tandi Wright), belittles Alice, dresses her down for her attire at the funeral, and forces her to wear heels that don’t fit, leaving her feet bloody.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 10 July 2026
  • Dior dresses the players for every official appearance—not as a sponsorship decoration but as a statement of aesthetic register.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 June 2026
Definition of dresses
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  • Patel shines quietly but brightly as the very human Eurylochus, whose eventual doubts about Odysseus could very easily have veered into villain territory.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
  • The device shines brightest during the winter months and at higher latitudes, where the sun stays low on the horizon.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026
Definition of shines
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