Varnish

/ˈvɑː(ɹ)nɪʃ/

Synonyms for "varnish" (321 found)

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Closest matches (65)

acting adorn affectationair brushalibiallow forallowance apology appearanceapply paintart paperattitudinizing becloud bedaub bedizen befog begild belie besmear bias

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blanket blind bluff bluffing brushbrush on paintbuff burnish calciminecamera lucidacamera obscuracamouflage canvas chalk charcoal cheating cloak cloud coat coating color coloring complexion conceal convolute covercover storycover upcover-up crayon curtain dab daub deception decontamination decorate deep-dye delusion deodorize

Adjective(1 words)

bright finish

Noun(5 words)

cabinet-grade varnishcoatcoat liningcoatingcover a surface

Strong matches (96)

device diminish dip disguise dissemblance dissemble dissembling dissimulation distemper distortdistract attention fromdouble-dyedrawing paperdrawing pencildress updrier dye ease easel eclipse

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elaborate embellish emblazon embroider enamel engild enrich ensconce enshroud envelop excuse extenuateextenuating circumstancesextenuation extenuative facade face facing fakery fakingfalse airfalse frontfalse showfalsify falsity fast-dye feigning feint festoon film finish fixative flourish four-flushing fraud fresco front fudge fur furbish garble gild gilding gilt glance glaze glossgloss overgrain ground guise handle hide hue humbug humbuggery ignore illuminate imbue imposture ingrain involve

Noun(9 words)

dope dopes embellish finish finishes finishing glaze glossgloss layer

Verb(4 words)

enamelled finises glazed glossed

Adjective(1 words)

glassy finish

Related words (160)

japankeep under coverlacquerlame excuselay figurelay on colorlessenload with ornamentlocus standilustermake allowance formask masquerade maulstick medium meretriciousness mince miscite miscolor misconstrue

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misdirect misinterpret misquote misrender misreport misrepresent misstate misuse mitigate mitigation obfuscate obscure occult ornamentostensible motiveostentationoutward showovercharge overlay overload overstate paint paintbrush palettepalette knifepalliate palliation palliative parget pastel pellicle pencil pervert pigment pigments playacting polishpoor excusepose posing posture pretense pretension pretext prettify prime protestationpublic motiveput offput-off qualification refuge representation revetment rub scale scour scratchboard screen scum seeming semblance shade shadow sham shellac shine show shroud siccative simulacrum simulation sketchbook sketchpad skin slant sleek slickslick downslop on paintslur oversmearsmoke screensoft pedalsoft-pedal soften softening spatula speciousnessspray gunspread stainstalking horsestalking-horse stipple strain stratagem stump subterfuge sugarcoat tinct tincture tinge tint titivate tone torture tricktrick outtwist undercoat understate veil veneer warp wash wax white whiten whitewash whitewashingwindow dressing

Adjective(3 words)

japannednatural-looking finishpolished top surface

Noun(12 words)

japanning lacquer lacquers pernis polishpolish oficjalnysandarac sheen shellacking shellacs topcoats whitewash

Verb(3 words)

lacquered seal shellacked

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

10 entries

appearance coat coating deception finish misrepresentation surfacesurface qualitysurface treatment

More specific

8 entries

glossoil based varnishoil varnishpolyurethane varnishsheenspar varnishwater based varnishwhitewash

Collocations

10 entries

clear varnishcoat of varnishglossy varnishoil based varnishoil varnishpolyurethane varnishsatin varnishspar varnishvarnish woodwater based varnish

Inflections

3 entries

varnished varnishes varnishing

Derivations

3 entries

varnishable varnished varnisher

Translations

8 translations across 7 languages.

Bulgarian

1 entries

гланц noun (anything resembling such a paint)

Danish

2 entries

fernis noun (anything resembling such a paint)
lak noun (anything resembling such a paint)

Finnish

1 entries

lakka noun (anything resembling such a paint)

German

1 entries

Firnis noun (anything resembling such a paint)

Hungarian

1 entries

kence noun (anything resembling such a paint)

Slovak

1 entries

lesk noun (anything resembling such a paint)

Venetan

1 entries

vernize noun (anything resembling such a paint)

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

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It looks like I'm going to have to varnish my bookshelves again.

Source: tatoeba (540486)

We must give it a coat of varnish.

Source: tatoeba (2270023)

Mum doesn't let me wear nail varnish.

Source: tatoeba (5942685)

We must give it a good coat of varnish.

Source: tatoeba (10350660)

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