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spit-shine

spit-shine
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spit shahyn]
    • /spɪt ʃaɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spit shahyn]
    • /spɪt ʃaɪn/

Definitions of spit-shine word

  • noun spit-shine a shoeshine in which a fluid, such as water, saliva, or lighter fluid, is used to impart a high gloss. 1
  • verb with object spit-shine to give a spit-shine to. 1

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Parts of speech for Spit-shine

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

spit-shine popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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