Preposition: by

• wear: These cobbles aren't wet - just polished by the wear of feet and hoof grease.

Preposition: than

• man: Every second counts Overall RON:ROL is more polished than a clockwork man 's codpiece and just as full of meaty surprises.

Modifies a noun

• floorboard: The Maitre'd points her in my direction, crossing the beautifully polished floorboards.

• granite: Highly polished granite on the cabinets creates the look that defines the character of this range.

• brass: The locks are solid brass, with polished brass plated metal fittings.

• chrome: Choose the rich appearance of polished chrome, or the luxurious matte gold finish.

• ax: The flake from a polished stone ax ( Fig.

• mahogany: The frame and playing surface are superbly constructed from solid polished mahogany, and the playing pieces are made from polished hardwood.

Modifying Another Word

• highly: A highly polished duo, Clive & Sandra perform a wide variety of songs.

• brightly: No, not like glass, like brightly polished gold!

• finely: Two small finely polished plaques made from Mynydd Rhiw stone were found in the eastern chamber; their purpose is unknown.

• freshly: Vintage cars are always 100 % immaculate and freshly polished.

• smoothly: The smoothly polished blocks seem cold, stark, repellent.

• nicely: The map is fairly large and nicely polished, with good lighting, texture mapping and colors.

Used with adjective complement

• seem: I find this a little hard to believe, but the system seems more polished than a number of cassette games.

• look: If you want your slides to look polished then having a professional makeover will really help them to stand out.

• become: I look forward to completing my homework and becoming fully polished.

• get: A superb climb, unfortunately getting polished now due to its popularity.

• feel: They are fun to play and they feel polished.

• keep: The badges, like our shoes had to be kept polished too.