Polish and Scratch

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Polish

Polish verb - To make smooth or glossy usually by repeatedly applying surface pressure.
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Synonyms for Polish
Antonyms for Polish
Scratch is an antonym for polish.
Nearby Words: polished, polishing, polisher

Scratch

Scratch verb - To damage by rubbing against a sharp or rough surface.
Usage example: scratched his arm on a branch
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Synonyms for Scratch
Antonyms for Scratch
Polish is an antonym for scratch.
Nearby Words: scratched, scratchy, scratching
Similar words of polish

Similar words of scratch

How words are described

nice nice polish nice scratch
little little polish little scratch
absolute absolute polish absolute scratch

Common collocations

part polish part scratch part
car polish car scratch car
shoes polish shoes scratch shoes
armor polish armor scratch armor

Both words in one sentence

  • The problem: later lazy translators created several mutated clones trying to polish it instead of working from scratch.
    Source: Blind Idiot Translation / Literature
  • The label on this product◊, a polish for acrylic, reads FINE SCRATCH REMOVER: Removes Fine Scratches.
    Source: Redundancy / Advertising
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Antonyms for polish


Antonyms for scratch

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