Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun burnish

1 sense of burnish

Sense 1
polish, gloss, glossiness, burnish -- (the property of being smooth and shiny)
       => radiance, radiancy, shine, effulgence, refulgence, refulgency -- (the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light)
       => smoothness -- (a texture without roughness; smooth to the touch; "admiring the slim smoothness of her thighs"; "some artists prefer the smoothness of a board")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb burnish

1 sense of burnish

Sense 1
buff, burnish, furbish -- (polish and make shiny; "buff the wooden floors"; "buff my shoes")
       => polish, smooth, smoothen, shine -- (make (a surface) shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes")