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Another word for varnish

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Verb

  1. To give a deceptively attractive appearance to

      1. To gloss over or conceal the faults or defects of; give a favorable interpretation of or a falsely virtuous appearance to
      2. To conceal or gloss over (wrongdoing, for example).
      3. To paint or coat with whitewash.
      1. To cover with a thin layer of more costly material; esp., to cover (wood) with wood of finer quality
      2. To overlay (a surface) with a thin layer of a fine or decorative material.
      3. To conceal, as something common or crude, with a deceptively attractive outward show.
      1. To cause to seem more appealing or pleasant:
      2. To cover or coat with sugar
      3. To make (something disagreeable) seem more acceptable or less unpleasant, as by using flattery, euphemism, etc.
      1. (Obs.) To make glosses or comments (on); explain: the original meaning
      2. To smooth over; to palliate.
      3. To use flattery or cajolery.
      1. To smooth over or cover up (an error, inadequacy, fault, etc.); make appear right by specious argument or by minimizing
      2. To apply a gloss to:
      3. To give a bright sheen or luster to.
      1. To cover with or as if with a thin layer of gold.
      2. To give an often deceptively attractive or improved appearance to.
      3. To coat with a gold color
      1. To become red in the face; redden or blush.
      2. To take on color.
      3. To impart color to or change the color of.
    Idioms:
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Another word for varnish

Noun
Verb
      1. To fit, furnish, or secure with glass:
      2. To give a smooth lustrous surface to.
      3. To coat (a painted surface) with a semitransparent color
      1. To finish again; especially, to apply a fresh finish, as a new coat of varnish or paint.
      2. To change or restore the finish of (furniture, woodwork, etc.)
      1. To enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments:
      2. To lend beauty to:
      3. To be an ornament to; add beauty, splendor, or distinction to
      1. To provide (an expression or a text) with a gloss or glosses.
      2. To become shiny
      3. To give a bright sheen or luster to.
      1. To remove the outer layers from (grains of rice) by rotation in drums.
      2. To become smooth or shiny by being rubbed:
      3. To refine or remove flaws from; perfect or complete:
      1. To be or become lustrous.
      2. To give or add glory, radiance, distinction, or splendor to.
      1. To cover with a layer of something
      2. To provide or cover with a coat
      3. To cover with a layer, as of paint.
      1. To work or dig a mine at or near the surface of the ground.
      2. To bring to the surface; esp., to bring (a submarine) to the surface of the water
      3. To provide with a surface or apply a surface to:
      1. To varnish or lacquer with or as with japan
      2. To decorate with a black enamel or lacquer.
      3. To coat with a glossy finish.
      1. To give a glossy or brilliant surface to.
      2. To adorn with a brightly colored surface.
      3. To form an enamel-like surface on
      1. (Intransitive) To take a greater size; to increase in size.
      2. To apply glue or other primer to a surface which is to be painted.
      3. To apply size to; fill, stiffen, or glaze with size
      1. To grow gradually larger, more numerous, etc.; increase in strength, intensity, volume, etc.
      2. To remove hair from a given portion of the body by this method.
      3. To increase gradually in size, number, strength, or intensity:
      1. To apply a lacquer to something or to give something a smooth, glossy finish.
      2. To coat with lacquer.
      3. To give a sleek, glossy finish to.
      1. (Informal, US) To inflict a heavy defeat; to drub; to batter. Used primarily in sports and political contexts.
      2. To apply shellac to; cover or varnish with shellac
      3. To coat or finish with shellac.
      1. To apply medicine to; swab:
      2. To cover or decorate with paint; color
      3. To serve as a surface to be coated with paint:
      1. To treat (a cut edge, esp. of a garment), as by pinking, serging, or binding, in order to prevent raveling
      2. To consume all of; use up:
      3. To give (cloth, leather, wood, etc.) a desired surface effect
    Antonyms:
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Sentence Examples

  • A plaster cast of the type is, when dry, saturated with shellac varnish and redried.

  • By boiling this varnish with dilute nitric acid vapours of acrolein are given off, and the substance gradually becomes a solid non-adhesive mass the same as the ultimate oxidation product of both raw and boiled oil.

  • If the electrified body is touched against the upper plate whilst at the same time the lower plate is put to earth, the condenser formed of the two plates and the film of air or varnish becomes charged with positive electricity on the one plate and negative on the other.

  • Extensive use of this property is made in the paint and varnish trades.

  • Small fragments, formerly thrown away or used only for varnish, are now utilized on a large scale in the formation of "ambroid" or "pressed amber."

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