a substance used for polishing a surface; (to cause the surface of something) to become smooth and shiny by rubbing (especially with a special substance)
shine, brightness
Cases of word usage
1) to polish (metal) as if by rubbing (burnish)
2) the soft yellow substance produced by bees and used for making honeycomb cells; a kind of substance similar to beeswax, used for making candles etc; to cover, polish or treat (furniture, wood etc) with wax; (of the moon) to show an increasing bright area (wax)
