The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word RUB which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2021.
Burnish crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RUB | 43 % | 3 |
| SCOUR | 36 % | 5 |
| BUFF | 7 % | 4 |
| SHINE | 7 % | 5 |
| POLISH | 7 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Burnish
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- furbish
- glossiness
- gloss
- buff
- flush
- polish
- scour
- tarnish
- tarnished
- blacken
- besmirch
- tarnishing
Crossword Answer definitions
RUB noun- An act of rubbing.
- A difficulty or problem.
- A quip or sarcastic remark.
- In the game of crown green bowls, any obstacle by which a bowl is diverted from its normal course.
- Any substance designed to be applied by rubbing.
- To move (one object) while maintaining contact with another object over some area, with pressure and friction.
- To rub something against (a second thing).
- To be rubbed against something.
- To spread a substance thinly over; to smear.
- To move or pass with difficulty.
- To scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse; often with up or over.
- To hinder; to cross; to thwart.
- (bowls) To touch the jack with the bowl.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result RUB
- Spice massaged onto raw food
- Try to work the knots out of, as a muscle
- Tug partner
- Massage
- "Ay, there's the ___"
- Get the knots out of, say
- Predicament
- Spa selection
- Source of irritation
- Abrade
More clues leading to the result SCOUR
- Comb
- Search high and low
- Deep clean
- Clean the pots
- Hair untangler
- Search thoroughly
- Search very thoroughly
- Scrub hard
- Scrub thoroughly
- Rub and rub and rub
More clues leading to the result BUFF
- Totally jacked
- Having a toned bod
- Enthusiast
- Put a shine on
- Like a bodybuilder
- Ripped, in gym lingo
- In fine muscular form
- Ripped
- Toned
- In the ___ (nude)
More clues leading to the result SHINE
- Do well
- 1996 Geoffrey Rush film
- Polish up
- Excel
- Stand out in a crowd
- Rush flick
- Rain alternative
- Rain's opposite
- Buff
- Show one's stuff