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Housework. There is always housework to do when you live in a house. You have to wash the windows so that you can see outside. The floors and the carpet need to be vacuumed. The floors also need to be washed, and some of them need to be waxed. The furniture has to be polished. The bathroom has to be kept clean.adj
1. (of lumber or stone) to trim and smooth
Synonym: dressed
2. perfected or made shiny and smooth
e.g. his polished prose
in a freshly ironed dress and polished shoes
freshly polished silver
3. (of grains especially rice) having the husk or outer layers removed
e.g. polished rice
Synonym: milled
4. showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience
e.g. his polished manner
maintained an urbane tone in his letters
Synonym: refinedsvelteurbane