[
  {
    "word": "polish",
    "phonetic": "/\u02c8p\u0252l\u026a\u0283/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/\u02c8p\u0252l\u026a\u0283/",
        "audio": ""
      },
      {
        "text": "/\u02c8p\u0251l\u026a\u0283/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/polish-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1118870",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "A substance used to polish.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "A good silver polish will remove tarnish easily."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Cleanliness; smoothness, shininess.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The floor was waxed to a high polish."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Refinement; cleanliness in performance or presentation.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The lecturer showed a lot of polish at his last talk."
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "class",
          "elegance",
          "panache",
          "refinement",
          "style",
          "finish",
          "sheen",
          "shine",
          "shininess",
          "smoothness",
          "wax"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To shine; to make a surface very smooth or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "He polished up the chrome until it gleamed."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To refine; remove imperfections from.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The band has polished its performance since the last concert."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To apply shoe polish to shoes.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to take a smooth and glossy surface.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Steel polishes well."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or rusticity of; to make elegant and polite.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "hone",
          "perfect",
          "refine",
          "bone",
          "buff",
          "burnish",
          "furbish",
          "shine",
          "smooth",
          "wax"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/polish"
    ]
  }
]