refill | (noun) a commercial product that refills a container with its appropriate contents | - |
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(noun) a prescription drug that is provided again | - |
(verb) fill something that had previously been emptied | Synonyms: fill again, replenish |
refilling | (noun) filling again by supplying what has been used up | Synonyms: renewal, replacement, replenishment |
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refinance | (verb) renew the financing of | - |
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refine | (verb) reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities | Synonyms: rectify |
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(verb) improve or perfect by pruning or polishing | Synonyms: down, fine-tune, polish |
(verb) treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition | - |
(verb) attenuate or reduce in vigor, strength, or intensity by polishing or purifying | - |
(verb) make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of | - |
(verb) make more complex, intricate, or richer | Synonyms: complicate, elaborate, rarify |
refined | (adjective) (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel | - |
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(adjective) freed from impurities by processing | Synonyms: processed |
(adjective) suggesting taste, ease, and wealth | Synonyms: elegant, graceful |
(adjective) precise to a fine degree | - |
(adjective) showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience | Synonyms: polished, urbane |
refinement | (noun) the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste | Synonyms: civilisation, civilization |
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(noun) a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude | Synonyms: nicety, nuance, shade, subtlety |
(noun) the result of improving something | Synonyms: elaboration |
(noun) the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.) | Synonyms: purification, refining |
(noun) a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality | Synonyms: cultivation, culture, finish, polish |
refiner | (noun) one whose work is to refine a specific thing | - |
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refinery | (noun) an industrial plant for purifying a crude substance | - |
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refining | (noun) the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.) | Synonyms: purification, refinement |
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refinish | (verb) give a new surface | - |
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refinisher | (noun) a skilled worker who is employed to restore or refinish buildings or antique furniture | Synonyms: preserver, renovator, restorer |
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refit | (noun) outfitting a ship again (by repairing or replacing parts) | - |
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(verb) fit out again | - |