A substance used to polish.
Refinement; cleanliness in performance or presentation.
Cleanliness; smoothness, shininess.
To refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or rusticity of; to make elegant and polite.
To apply shoe polish to shoes.
To become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to take a smooth and glossy surface.
To shine; to make a surface very smooth or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding.
To refine; remove imperfections from.
A piece of material used for cleaning or sampling other items like musical instruments or guns.
A sailor; a swabby.
A naval officer's epaulet.
A small piece of soft, absorbent material, such as gauze, used to clean wounds, apply medicine, or take samples of body fluids. Often attached to a stick or wire to aid access.
A mop, especially on a ship.
A sample taken with a swab (piece of absorbent material).
To use a swab on something, or clean something with a swab.