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Abrasive vs Polish - What's the difference?

abrasive | polish |

As nouns the difference between abrasive and polish

is that abrasive is a substance or material such as sandpaper, pumice, or emery, used for cleaning, smoothing, or polishing while polish is a substance used to polish.

As an adjective abrasive

is producing abrasion; rough enough to wear away the outer surface.

As a verb polish is

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

abrasive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Producing abrasion; rough enough to wear away the outer surface.
  • Being rough and coarse in manner or disposition; causing irritation.
    • An abrasive person can grate on one's sensibilities.
    Despite her proper upbringing, we found her manners to be terribly abrasive .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A substance or material such as sandpaper, pumice, or emery, used for cleaning, smoothing, or polishing.
  • (geology) Rock fragments, sand grains, mineral particles, used by water, wind, and ice to abrade a land surface.

    • Related terms

    * abrasion * abrasively

    References

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    polish

    English

    (wikipedia Polish)

    Alternative forms

    * (abbreviation):

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of, from or native to Poland, or relating to the Polish language.

    • Derived terms

    * Polish notation * reverse Polish notation

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • The language spoken in Poland.

    • See also

    * Pole * * (pl) * Language list

    External links

    * Polish - English Dictionary]: from [http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/ Webster's Dictionary - the Rosetta Edition. * English heteronyms