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refurbished

/ˌriːˈfɜːrbɪʃt/ /riːˈfɜːrbɪʃt/

Meanings
verb
To rebuild or replenish with all new material; to restore to original (or better) working order and appearance.

Examples :

"The mechanic refurbished my old bicycle, replacing the tires and brakes so it works like new again. "
property technical machine industry building work condition item

Related Words

Illustration appearance

appearance noun

/əˈpɪəɹəns/ /əˈpɪɹəns/

The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye.

"His sudden appearance surprised me."

Illustration rebuild

rebuild noun

/ˈɹiːbɪld/

A process or result of rebuilding.

"The school's rebuild took several years and a lot of community support. "

Illustration material

material noun

/məˈtɪəɹɪəl/ /məˈtɪɹi.əl/

Matter which may be shaped or manipulated, particularly in making something.

"Asphalt, composed of oil and sand, is a widely used material for roads."

Illustration restored

restored verb

/ɹɪˈstɔːd/ /ɹɪˈstɔɹd/

To reestablish, or bring back into existence.

"He restored my lost faith in him by doing a good deed."

Illustration restore

restore noun

/ɹɪˈstɔː/ /ɹɪˈstɔɹ/

The act of recovering data or a system from a backup.

"We backed up the data successfully, but the restore failed."

Illustration replenish

replenish verb

/ɹɪˈplɛn.ɪʃ/

To refill; to renew; to supply again or to add a fresh quantity to.

"After the party, my mom had to replenish the ice in the cooler. "

Illustration replacing

replacing verb

/rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ/ /riˈpleɪsɪŋ/

To restore to a former place, position, condition, etc.; to put back

"After reading the book, she was carefully replacing it on the bookshelf. "

Illustration perfectly

perfectly adverb

/ˈpɜːfɪktli/ /ˈpɝfɪktli/

With perfection.

"They completed the first series perfectly."

Illustration mechanic

mechanic noun

/məˈkænɪk/

A manual worker; a labourer or artisan.

"The mechanic fixed the broken bicycle chain. "

Illustration original

original noun

/əˈɹɪdʒnəl/

An object or other creation (e.g. narrative work) from which all later copies and variations are derived

"This manuscript is the original."

Illustration working

working noun

/ˈwɜːkɪŋ/ /ˈwɝkɪŋ/

(usually in the plural) Operation; action.

"The construction crew's working on the new school building is going smoothly. "

Illustration replenished

replenished verb

/ɹɪˈplɛnɪʃt/

To refill; to renew; to supply again or to add a fresh quantity to.

"After the long hike, we replenished our water bottles at the stream. "