Furbish

Definition: Furbish

Furbish

Verb

1. Polish and make shiny; "buff the wooden floors"; "buff my shoes".

Date "furbish" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1595. (references)

Note: Furbish \Fur"bish\, transitive verb. [imperative past participle Furbished; present participle verb or noun Furbishing.]. (Websters 1913)

Synonyms: Furbish

Synonyms: buff (v), burnish (v), flush (v). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Improvement	Touch up, rub up, brush up, furbish up, bolster up, vamp up, brighten up, warm up; polish, cook, make the most of, set off to advantage; prune; repair; (restore); put in order; (arrange).
Ornament	Smarten, furbish, polish, gild, varnish, whitewash, enamel, japan, lacquer, paint, grain.
Preparation	Elaborate, mature, ripen, mellow, season, bring to maturity; nurture; (aid); hatch, cook, brew; temper, anneal, smelt; barbecue; infumate; maturate. equip, arm, man; fit-out, fit up; furnish, rig, dress, garnish, betrim, accouter, array, fettle, fledge; dress up, furbish up, brush up, vamp up; refurbish; sharpen one's tools, trim one's foils, set, prime, attune; whet the knife, whet the sword; wind up, screw up; adjust; (fit); put in trim, put in train, put in gear, put in working order, put in tune, put in a groove for, put in harness; pack.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Furbish

English words defined with "furbish": Frubish, Furbished, Furbishing ♦ Mangonize. (references)

Etymologies containing "furbish": Frubish. (references)

Domain	Title
Books	Kate Furbish and the Flora of Maine (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The following table summarizes the usage of "furbish" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Furbish	Last name	130	63,985
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

Expression using "furbish": furbish up. Additional references.
Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "furbish": re-furbish.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Language		Translations for "furbish"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		lustroj (buff, clean, gloss, gloss over, levigate, polish, rub up, varnish, whitewash). (various references)

Arabic		‏لمع (beam, blaze, buff, burnish, coruscate, dazzle, enamel, flare, flash, gleam, glisten, glitter, polish, radiate, rub up, shine, sparkle), ‏صقل (buff, buffer, burn, burnish, cultivate, enamel, gloss, glossiness, grind, lacquer, perfect, planish, plume, polish, refine, rumble, scour, shine, sleek, smooth, stone), ‏جدد (freshen, innovate, modernize, reawaken, recondition, redeem, refurbish, regenerate, rejuvenate, renew, renovate, repair, restore, retrieve), ‏رمم (mend, patch, recondition, reconstructed, redeem, refit, refurbish, refurbishment, rehabilitate, renovate, repair, restore, revamp). (various references)

Bulgarian		разкрасявам (beautify, dress up, embellish, embroider, gild, ornament, prettify, pretty), търкам (chafe, rub, scour, scrub), възстановявам (fix up, get better, give back, make good, mend, re establish, rebuild, recondition, reconstruct, recover, reedify, re-enact, regenerate, reinstate, renovate, repair, restore, revive, revivify), лъскам (brighten, glance, gloss, grind, polish, satin, scour, shine, smooth, varnish), подновявам (do up, novelise, novelize, redintegrate, refurbish, renew, renovate, reopen, reproduce, restore, resume, revamp, take up, vamp). (various references)

Czech		nablýskat. (various references)

Finnish		kohentaa (furbish up, touch up). (various references)

French		fourbir, retaper, remettre � neuf, astiquer. (various references)

German		pollieren, blank reiben, aufpolieren (brighten, polish up, refurbish, revamp, to refurbish, vamp up). (various references)

Greek		λουστράρω (Polish, Polish 2). (various references)

Hebrew		לח�"ש (innovate, modernize, refurbish, renew, revive), לרע� ן (freshen, invigorate, refresh), לצחצח (brush, polish, scour, varnish). (various references)

Hungarian		felújít (do over, modernize, refresh, renew, revival, to do over, to furbish, to rake up, to recruit, to regenerate, to renew, to reopen, to resurrect, to revive, to speed up a car), sikál (scrub, to scour, to scrub), megtisztít (depurate, deterge, husk, purge, to clean up, to decontaminate, to disencumber, to grub, to mop, to mop up, to prick, to prune away, to prune down, to sanctificate, to sanctify, to scrub, to spiritualize, to stub, to sublimate, to sublime, to top and tail). (various references)

Indonesian		menggosok (embrocate, grind, incite, instigate, iron, polish, rub, scour, shine). (various references)

Italian		forbire (clean, cleanse, clear, purify), rinnovare (be renewed, change, happen again, redecorate, refurbish, renew, renovate, repeat). (various references)

Manx		scooirey (catharsis, looseness, polish, purge, scour, scrub). (various references)

Pig Latin		urbishfay

Portuguese		restaurar (bring through, freshen, make up, realign, recondition, reconstruct, recover, redintegrate, re-establish, repair, reproduce, restore, retrieve, rub up), renovar (bud, modernize, recondition, refit, refurbish, renew, restore, update), polir (basil, brighten, glass, gloss, grind, lap, make smooth, polish, refine, rub, scour, scrape, smooth, spall, varnish), lustrar (burnish, calender, glaze, gloss, mangle, planish, polish, rub, sleek), limpar (bream, brush, clean, cleanse, delete, depurate, fettle, make clean, mop up, purify, rake, rub, rub down, rub out, scavenge, scour, unstop, wash, wipe, wipe off, wipe out, wipe up). (various references)

Romanian		lustrui (brighten, brush up, burnish, clean, glass, glaze, gloss, polish, polish up, rub up, shine, sleek, surface), curãţa (brush, brush up, burnish, clean, cleanse, clear, demolish, do, dredge, dress, dust, Gill, grub, mop, mop up, pick, purge, purify, refine, rid, rinse, scavenge, scoop, scour, scrub, skin, trim, wash, wipe), şlefui (abrade, file, grind, lap, mill, rough, smooth), înnoi (innovate, refresh, renew, renovate). (various references)

Russian		полировать (buff, burnish, lap, polish, slicks). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		polirati (buff, polish), doterati (adjust, drive, lick into shape, nidge, polish, regulate, smarten, spruce, straighten out, touch up). (various references)

Spanish		renovarse (furbish up, refurbish, tart up), pulir (brighten, buff, burnish, gloss over, polish, rip off, rub up, sleek). (various references)

Swedish		putsa (clean, grout, plaster, preen, shine, trim), polera (burnish, glaze, lap, polish, rub clean, shine, slick, wax). (various references)

Thai		ทำใหม่ (furbish up, remake, renew), ขั�"จนขึ้นเงา (furbish up). (various references)

Turkish		silmek (blank, blot out, cancel, cross out, Dele, delete, efface, erase, expunge, forgive, give smth. a wipe, obliterate, rub down, rub off, rub out, rule out, rule smth. out, strike off, strike out, whisk, wipe, wipe away, wipe off, wipe out, wipe up, write off), parlatmak (blazon, brighten, burnish, clean, furbish up, give a polish, glaze, gloss, lighten, luster, polish, rub up, satin, shine, sleek), pırıl pırıl yapmak (clean up, polish up), cilalamak (apply polish, blanch, burnish, finish, give a polish, gloss, luster, polish, shine, surface, varnish, veneer, wax). (various references)

Ukrainian		чистити (brighten, burnish, clean, clean down, cleanse, flay, scour, scrub, stem), полірувати (buff, burnish, clean, levigate, polish). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Date	Source	Jeremiah Chapter 46, Verse 4
Latin	405	Vulgate	Iungite equos et ascendite equites state in galeis polite lanceas induite vos loricis
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	Ioyneth hors, and steyeth vp, yee hors men; stondeth in helmes, pulsheth speres, clotheth you with habiriownus.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	Harness the horses; and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, and put on the brigandines.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	Harness the horses; and mount, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, and put on the coats of mail.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	Make the horses ready, and get up, you horsemen, and take your places with your head-dresses; make the spears sharp and put on the breastplates.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Jeremiah Chapter 46, Verse 4
Cebuano	Siyahi ang mga kabayo, ug kumabayo kamo, kamo nga mga magkakabayo, ug tumindog kamo uban ang inyong mga salokot nga acero; baira ang mga bangkaw, ug isul-ob ang mga kotamaya.
Croatian	Upregnite konje! Na kola, vozaèi! Postavite se pod kacigama! Naperite koplja! Navucite oklope!
Danish	Spænd Hestene for, sid op på Gangeme, stil eder op med Hjelmene på, gør Spydene blanke, tag Brynjeme på!
Dutch	Spant de paarden aan, en klimt op, gij ruiters! en stelt u met helmen; veegt de spiesen, trekt de pantsiers aan!
Finnish	Valjastakaa hevoset, nouskaa ratsujen selkään, käykää esiin kypärit päässä. Kiilloittakaa keihäät, pukekaa yllenne rintahaarniskat.
French	Attelez les chevaux, Montez, cavaliers! Paraissez avec vos casques, Polissez vos lances, Revêtez la cuirasse!...
German	Spannet Rosse an und lasset Reiter aufsitzen, setzt Helme auf und schärft die Spieße und ziehet den Panzer an!
Haitian Creole	Sele chwal yo. Kavalye, moute sou yo. Mete nou an ran, kas nou nan tèt nou. File pwent frenn nou yo. Mete rad an fè pou fè lagè nou sou nou.
Hungarian	Nyergeljétek a lovakat, és üljetek fel ti lovasok, és legyetek sisakokban. Tisztítsátok a kopjákat, öltsétek fel a pánczélokat.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Kenakanlah kuda pada segala rata, naiklah kamu, hai segala orang berkendaraan! Tunjukkanlah beranimu dengan ketopong pada kepalamu, berlayamkanlah lembing dan pakailah baju zirha!
Italian	Attaccate i cavalli, montate, o cavalieri. Schieratevi con gli elmi, lucidate le lance, indossate le corazze!
Maori	Whakanohoia nga hoiho, e eke, e nga kaieke hoiho, a tu atu me o koutou potae; whakakanapatia nga tao, kakahuria nga pukupuku.
Norwegian	Spenn hestene for og sitt op, I ryttere, og still eder op med hjelmer på! Gjør spydene blanke, ta brynene på!
Portuguese	Aparelhai os cavalos, e montai, cavaleiros! Apresentai-vos com elmos; açacalai as lanças; vesti-vos de couraças.
Rumanian	knhqmayi caii, wi kncqlecayi, cqlqreyi; arqtayi-vq cu coifurile voastre, lustruiyi-vq suliyele, kmbrqcayi-vq cu platowa!...
Russian	УЕ�"МБКФЕ ЛПОЕК Й УБ�"ЙФЕУШ, ЧУБ�"ОЙЛЙ, Й УФБОПЧЙФЕУШ Ч ЫМЕНБИ; ФПЮЙФЕ ЛП� ШС, П�'МЕЛБКФЕУШ Ч �'ТПОЙ.
Spanish	Uncid los caballos y subid vosotros, oh jinetes. Presentaos con cascos, pulid las lanzas, vestíos de cota de malla.
Swedish	Spännen för hästarna och bestigen springarna, och ställen upp eder, med hjälmarna på. Gören spjuten blanka, ikläden eder pansaren.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "furbish": furbished, furbisher, furbishers, furbishes, furbishing. (additional references)
	Words ending with "furbish": refurbish. (additional references)
	Words containing "furbish": refurbished, refurbisher, refurbishers, refurbishes, refurbishing, refurbishment, refurbishments. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Furbish" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Forbach, Forbush, furish, verbish. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Words rhyming with "furbish" (pronounced 'Fur"bish'): Bobbish, Clubbish, Crabbish, Lobbish, mobbish, refurbish, snobbish, Squabbish. (additional references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "b-f-h-i-r-s-u"
	-1 letter: hubris.
	-2 letters: brush, buhrs, shrub.
	-3 letters: bris, buhr, burs, bush, fibs, firs, fish, fubs, furs, hubs, rhus, ribs, rifs, rubs, rush, shri, surf, urbs.
	-4 letters: bis, bur, bus, fib, fir, fub, fur, his, hub, ifs, rib, rif, rub, sib, sir, sri, sub, urb.
	-5 letters: bi, hi, if, is, sh, si, uh, us.
	Words containing the letters "b-f-h-i-r-s-u"
	+1 letter: bushfire.
	+2 letters: brushfire, bushfires, furbished, furbisher, furbishes, refurbish.
	+3 letters: brushfires, butterfish, furbishers, furbishing.
	+4 letters: refurbished, refurbisher, refurbishes.
	+5 letters: bullfighters, butterfishes, refurbishers, refurbishing.
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