polishes is a form of:

Polish



noun
1.
(បច្ចេកទេស) ភាសាប៉ូឡូញុ, នៃប៉ូឡូញ
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
The language of the Poles.
2.
A smooth, glossy surface, usually produced by friction; a gloss or luster.
3.
Anything used to produce a gloss.
4.
(FIGURATIVE) Refinement; elegance of manners.
adjective
1.
Of or pertaining to Poland or its inhabitants.
verb
1.
(TRANSITIVE) To make smooth and glossy, usually by friction; to burnish; to overspread with luster; as, to polish glass, marble, metals, etc.
2.
(TRANSITIVE) Hence, to refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or rusticity of; to make elegant and polite; as, to polish life or manners.
3.
(INTRANSITIVE) To become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to take a smooth and glossy surface; as, steel polishes well.