burnish vs smooth

smooth vs burnish

burnish and smooth both are nouns.

burnish is not an adjective while smooth is an adjective.

burnish and smooth both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
burnish	Yes	No	Yes	No
smooth	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, smooth is a hypernym of burnish; that is, smooth is a word with a broader meaning than burnish:

burnish: polish and make shiny
smooth: make (a surface) shine

Other hypernyms of burnish include polish, shine, smoothen.

burnish (noun)	smooth (noun)
the property of being smooth and shiny	the act of smoothing

burnish (adjective)	smooth (adjective)
	having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
	of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth
	(music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected
	of motion that runs or flows or proceeds without jolts or turbulence
	(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
	smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication
	lacking obstructions or difficulties
	smooth and unconstrained in movement

burnish (verb)	smooth (verb)
polish and make shiny	make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing
	make (a surface) shine
	free from obstructions

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