The difference between Polish and Smooth

When used as nouns, polish means a substance used to polish, whereas smooth means something that is smooth, or that goes smoothly and easily.

When used as verbs, polish means to shine, whereas smooth means to make smooth or even.

Smooth is also adverb with the meaning: smoothly.

Smooth is also adjective with the meaning: having a texture that lacks friction. not rough.

check bellow for the other definitions of Polish and Smooth

  1. Polish as a noun:

    A substance used to polish.

    Examples:

    "A good silver polish will remove tarnish easily."

  2. Polish as a noun:

    Cleanliness; smoothness, shininess.

    Examples:

    "The floor was waxed to a high polish."

  3. Polish as a noun:

    Refinement; cleanliness in performance or presentation.

    Examples:

    "The lecturer showed a lot of polish at his last talk."

  1. Polish as a verb (transitive):

    To shine; to make a surface very smooth or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding.

    Examples:

    "He polished up the chrome until it gleamed."

  2. Polish as a verb (transitive):

    To refine; remove imperfections from.

    Examples:

    "The band has polished its performance since the last concert."

  3. Polish as a verb (transitive):

    To apply shoe polish to shoes.

  4. Polish as a verb (intransitive):

    To become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to take a smooth and glossy surface.

    Examples:

    "Steel polishes well."

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  5. Polish as a verb (transitive):

    To refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or rusticity of; to make elegant and polite.

    Examples:

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  1. Smooth as an adjective:

    Having a texture that lacks friction. Not rough.

  2. Smooth as an adjective:

    Without difficulty, problems, or unexpected consequences or incidents.

    Examples:

    "We hope for a smooth transition to the new system."

  3. Smooth as an adjective:

    Bland; glib.

  4. Smooth as an adjective:

    Flowing or uttered without check, obstruction, or hesitation; not harsh; fluent.

  5. Smooth as an adjective (of a person):

    Suave; sophisticated.

  6. Smooth as an adjective (of an action):

    Natural; unconstrained.

  7. Smooth as an adjective (of a motion):

    Unbroken.

  8. Smooth as an adjective (chiefly, of water):

    Placid, calm.

  9. Smooth as an adjective (of an edge):

    Lacking projections or indentations; not serrated.

  10. Smooth as an adjective (of food or drink):

    Not grainy; having an even texture.

  11. Smooth as an adjective (of a beverage):

    Having a pleasantly rounded flavor; neither rough nor astringent.

  12. Smooth as an adjective (mathematics, of a function):

    Having derivatives of all finite orders at all points within the function's domain.

  13. Smooth as an adjective (math, of a number):

    That factors completely into small prime numbers.

  14. Smooth as an adjective (linguistics, classical studies, of a vowel):

    Lacking marked aspiration.

  15. Smooth as an adjective (of muscles, medicine):

    Involuntary and non-striated.

  1. Smooth as an adverb:

    Smoothly.

  1. Smooth as a noun:

    Something that is smooth, or that goes smoothly and easily.

  2. Smooth as a noun:

    A smoothing action.

    Examples:

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  3. Smooth as a noun:

    A domestic animal having a smooth coat.

  4. Smooth as a noun:

    A member of an anti-hippie fashion movement in 1970s Britain.

  5. Smooth as a noun (statistics):

    The analysis obtained through a smoothing procedure.

  1. Smooth as a verb:

    To make smooth or even.

  2. Smooth as a verb:

    To make straightforward.

  3. Smooth as a verb (statistics, image processing, digital audio):

    To capture important patterns in the data, while leaving out noise.

  4. Smooth as a verb (West Country):

    To stroke; especially to stroke an animal's fur.

    Examples:

    "usex Can I smooth your cat?"

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