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Polishing vs Scouring - What's the difference?

polishing | scouring |

As verbs the difference between polishing and scouring

is that polishing is present participle of lang=en while scouring is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between polishing and scouring

is that polishing is the action of the verb to polish while scouring is the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush, soap and water.

As an adjective polishing

is that makes shiny or smooth.

polishing

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The action of the verb to polish .
  • (mostly, plural) An extract of partially milled rice.

    • Derived terms

    * apple-polishing * polishing-bed * polishing-cask * polishing-mill * polishing-slate * polishing-snake * polishing-tin * rice polishings

    Adjective

    (-)
  • That makes shiny or smooth.
  • That refines.

    • scouring

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush, soap and water.
  • (of livestock) .

    • Derived terms

    * (l) * (l)

    Verb

    (head)
    • Scouring the entire area revealed nothing.

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